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The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest of England’s islands, located in the English Channel. The largest industry on the Isle of Wight is tourism, but the island has a strong agricultural and boat building heritage which still exist today. | The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest of England’s islands, located in the English Channel. The largest industry on the Isle of Wight is tourism, but the island has a strong agricultural and boat building heritage which still exist today. | ||
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Revision as of 09:05, 28 August 2014
Isle of Wight
- Administrative Port: Poole
- County: Isle of Wight
- Population: 138400
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest of England’s islands, located in the English Channel. The largest industry on the Isle of Wight is tourism, but the island has a strong agricultural and boat building heritage which still exist today.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 321 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 2 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 341 | |
| 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 | Needles Fishermen’s Co-operative, Isle of Wight | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmongers: Bembridge Fish Store, 5 High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5SD | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Hancock's Fishmongers, 6 Landguard Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7JU | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Crab and Lobster Inn, 32 Forelands Field Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5TR | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: Cachalot Charters, Bembridge Marina, Isle of Wight, PO33 1YS | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Isle of Wight Festival of the Sea | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | The Isle of Wight Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum, Arreton Old Village, Arreton, Isle of Wight | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Fort Victoria Marine Aquarium, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR | |
| 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
