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| − | Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. Maldon is known throughout the country and in many parts of the world as the foremost modern-day centre for Thames sailing barges. These are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Hythe quay. An annual sailing barge race ends with a parade of sail and prize-giving at the quay. | + | Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. Maldon is known throughout the country and in many parts of the world as the foremost modern-day centre for Thames sailing barges. These are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Hythe quay. An annual sailing barge race ends with a parade of sail and prize-giving at the quay.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldon,_Essex</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:55, 24 November 2014
Maldon
- Administrative Port: Lowestoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 15513
Maldon is a town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. Maldon is known throughout the country and in many parts of the world as the foremost modern-day centre for Thames sailing barges. These are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Hythe quay. An annual sailing barge race ends with a parade of sail and prize-giving at the quay.[1]
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 2 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 2 [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 | ||
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | ||
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | ||
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | ||
| Fish as food | Fish processing | ||
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | ||
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | ||
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | ||
| 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
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