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| − | Mevagissey is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats, the remains of a once major industry. However, tourism has supplanted fishing as the dominant industry in recent years. | + | Mevagissey is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats, the remains of a once major industry. However, tourism has supplanted fishing as the dominant industry in recent years.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevagissey</ref> |
<img width="700" height="491" style="border-width: 0px;" title="Mevagissey" alt="Mevagissey" src="http://images.vliz.be/resized/99419_mevagissey.jpg"> | <img width="700" height="491" style="border-width: 0px;" title="Mevagissey" alt="Mevagissey" src="http://images.vliz.be/resized/99419_mevagissey.jpg"> | ||
:'''Picture''': Fishing boats moored in Mevagissey harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography) | :'''Picture''': Fishing boats moored in Mevagissey harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography) | ||
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| + | [[File:Mevagissey video.jpg|400px|link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3F1YPINT_s]] | ||
| + | :'''Video''': Mevagissey fisherman interview (2011). Interview with fishing skipper Peter in Mevagissey harbour | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 24 November 2014
Mevagissey
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
- Population: 2015
Mevagissey is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats, the remains of a once major industry. However, tourism has supplanted fishing as the dominant industry in recent years.[1]
- Picture: Fishing boats moored in Mevagissey harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
- Video: Mevagissey fisherman interview (2011). Interview with fishing skipper Peter in Mevagissey harbour
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 68 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 6 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 74 [2] | |
| 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 | Mevagissey FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | Mevagissey Fishermen's Protection Organisation | |
| Branding | Brand labels | Cornish Sardines | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | ||
| Fish as food | Fish processing | ||
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Wheelhouse Fish Restaurant and Guest House, West Quay, Mevagissey, Cornwall, PL26 6UJ | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: John Arthur Fishing | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | -Mevagissey Fish Festival -Regatta | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | ||
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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