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St Ives is a seaside town and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. In medieval times St Ives was the most important fishing port on the north coast, and in the 18th and 19th century witnessed huge landings of pilchards.  The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis and the town is now primarily a popular holiday resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011.
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St Ives is a seaside town and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. In medieval times St Ives was the most important fishing port on the north coast, and in the 18th and 19th century witnessed huge landings of pilchards.  The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis and the town is now primarily a popular holiday resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Ives,_Cornwall</ref>
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:'''Picture''': Fishing boats on beach in St Ives (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
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<img width="350" height="197" style="border-width: 0px;" title="Sustainable fishing in St Ives" alt="Sustainable fishing in St Ives" src="http://images.vliz.be/resized/103003_sustainable-fishing-in-st-ives.jpg">
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:'''Video''': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX6IdQBrojE Sustainable fishing in St Ives].
  
 
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|fishselling=-''Direct from fishermen off boat:'' '''[http://www.atasteofstives.com/ Taste of St. Ives]''' <br/> -''Fishmonger:'' '''[http://matthewstevens-cornishfish.co.uk/home-page/shop/ Matthew Stevens]''', Units 1c & 2, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2JH                                                                                                                                             
|fishselling=-''Direct from fishermen off boat:'' '''[http://www.atasteofstives.com/ Taste of St. Ives]''' <br/> -''Fishmonger:'' '''[http://matthewstevens-cornishfish.co.uk/home-page/shop/
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|fishprocessing='''[http://matthewstevens-cornishfish.co.uk/home-page/shop/ Matthew Stevens]''', Units 1c & 2, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2JH
Matthew Stevens]''', Units 1c & 2, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2JH                                                                                                                                             
 
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|restaurantshotels=-'''[http://www.porthminstercafe.co.uk/ethos-and-sustainability.htm Porthminister Café]''', St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2EB <br/> -'''[http://www.onshore-stives.co.uk/ Onshore]''', Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1LF  
 
|restaurantshotels=-'''[http://www.porthminstercafe.co.uk/ethos-and-sustainability.htm Porthminister Café]''', St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2EB <br/> -'''[http://www.onshore-stives.co.uk/ Onshore]''', Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1LF  
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|tourism='''[http://www.stivesboats.co.uk/fishing/ Dolly P Boat Trips]''', Outside the Lifeboat Station, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1LF
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== References ==
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[[category: Ports England]]
1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 24 November 2014

St Ives

Administrative Port: Newlyn
County: Cornwall
Population: St Ives

St Ives is a seaside town and port in Cornwall, England. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times it was commercially dependent on fishing. In medieval times St Ives was the most important fishing port on the north coast, and in the 18th and 19th century witnessed huge landings of pilchards. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis and the town is now primarily a popular holiday resort, notably achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011.[1]

St Ives

Picture: Fishing boats on beach in St Ives (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)

Sustainable fishing in St Ives

Video: Sustainable fishing in St Ives.


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 32
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 0
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 32 [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 St Ives FLAG
Governance and organisation FLAG Cornwall
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling -Direct from fishermen off boat: Taste of St. Ives
-Fishmonger: Matthew Stevens, Units 1c & 2, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2JH
Fish as food Fish processing Matthew Stevens, Units 1c & 2, Penbeagle Industrial Estate, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2JH
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels -Porthminister Café, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2EB
-Onshore, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1LF
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Dolly P Boat Trips, Outside the Lifeboat Station, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1LF
Tourism & Education Festivals
Tourism & Education Fishing museums St. Ives Museum, Wheal Dream, St Ives TR26 1PR, England
Tourism & Education Aquariums
Tourism & Education Monuments
Tourism&Education Fishing training School


Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels

References

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