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Littlehampton is a seaside resort town in West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. Its port is based around the River Arun and a small stretch of sea 5 miles out to sea and 6 miles wide which is locally known as the "Littlehampton Channel". Littlehampton started as a fishing town but now is a thriving port for thousands of leisure craft which visit from all over the UK and Europe. Littlehampton is also a commercial port, handling around 50-60 ships a year from Ireland, Holland, Germany, Belgium and France with cargo including marine aggregates, stone, marble chippings and timber. | Littlehampton is a seaside resort town in West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. Its port is based around the River Arun and a small stretch of sea 5 miles out to sea and 6 miles wide which is locally known as the "Littlehampton Channel". Littlehampton started as a fishing town but now is a thriving port for thousands of leisure craft which visit from all over the UK and Europe. Littlehampton is also a commercial port, handling around 50-60 ships a year from Ireland, Holland, Germany, Belgium and France with cargo including marine aggregates, stone, marble chippings and timber. | ||
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Revision as of 09:09, 28 August 2014
Littlehampton
- Administrative Port: Hastings
- County: West Sussex
- Population: 25500
Littlehampton is a seaside resort town in West Sussex, England, on the east bank at the mouth of the River Arun. Its port is based around the River Arun and a small stretch of sea 5 miles out to sea and 6 miles wide which is locally known as the "Littlehampton Channel". Littlehampton started as a fishing town but now is a thriving port for thousands of leisure craft which visit from all over the UK and Europe. Littlehampton is also a commercial port, handling around 50-60 ships a year from Ireland, Holland, Germany, Belgium and France with cargo including marine aggregates, stone, marble chippings and timber.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 141 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 141 | |
| 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 | Littlehampton Commercial Fishermen's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Riverside Fish, Pier Rd, Littlehampton, BN17 5LP | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Browns Seafoods Littlehampton, Unit L1, Riverside Industrial Estate, Bridge Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DF | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Fish Factory (Littlehampton), 5 East Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 6AU | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trip: Spirit of Arun, Pier Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Littlehampton Waterfront 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
