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Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Devon, England. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and grew as a small fishing village. Nowadays, Paignton's economy relies extensively on tourism and the town is marketed as a location for family holidays. | Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Devon, England. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and grew as a small fishing village. Nowadays, Paignton's economy relies extensively on tourism and the town is marketed as a location for family holidays. | ||
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Revision as of 09:14, 28 August 2014
Paignton
- Administrative Port: Brixham
- County: Devon
- Population: 49021
Paignton is a seaside town on the coast of Devon, England. It has origins as a Celtic settlement and grew as a small fishing village. Nowadays, Paignton's economy relies extensively on tourism and the town is marketed as a location for family holidays.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 21 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 21 | |
| 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 | ||
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | ||
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | ||
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: 'The Fish Plaice, 1 Victoria St, Town Centre, Paignton TQ4 5DH | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Kingfisher Brixham, Unit 4/5, Torbay Business Park, Woodview Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7HP | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Richard's Fish Café, 39 Seaway Rd, Paignton, Torbay TQ3 2NX | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trip: Ashleys Fishing Trips, North Quay, The Harbour, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 6DU | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Torbay Fishing Festival | |
| 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
