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Coverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, and is located on the east side of the Lizard peninsula. Fishing forms part of the local economy in Coverack, however the area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing and diving. The nearby rocks known as The Manacles have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination. | Coverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, and is located on the east side of the Lizard peninsula. Fishing forms part of the local economy in Coverack, however the area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing and diving. The nearby rocks known as The Manacles have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination. | ||
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Revision as of 08:14, 28 August 2014
Coverack
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
Coverack is a coastal village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, and is located on the east side of the Lizard peninsula. Fishing forms part of the local economy in Coverack, however the area is a centre for watersports, particularly wind surfing, sailing and diving. The nearby rocks known as The Manacles have been the site of many shipwrecks and as a consequence are now a favourite diving destination.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 181 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 181 | |
| Landings | Total Landings (tonnes) | Demersal (tonnes) | |
| Landings | Total Landings (tonnes) | Pelagic (tonnes) | |
| Landings | Total Landings (tonnes) | Shellfish (tonnes) | |
| Landings | Total Landings (tonnes) | Main species (tonnes) | |
| Landings | Total Landings (tonnes) | All species (tonnes) | |
| Landings | Values | Demersal | |
| Landings | Values | Pelagic | |
| Landings | Values | Shellfish | |
| Landings | Values | All species | |
| Landings | Number of fishermen | Number of fishermen (Regular) | |
| Landings | Number of fishermen | Number of fishermen (Part-time) | |
| Landings | Number of fishermen | Number of fishermen Total | |
| Landings | Major fish species | ||
| Landings | Landing points | ||
| Landings | Location of auctions | ||
| Governance and organisation | Governance | Coverack FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | ||
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | ||
| Fish as food | Fish processing | ||
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Bay Hotel, Coverack, Cornwall, TR12 6TF | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing trips organised by local fishers | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | ||
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | ||
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
References
1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014
