Kingsbridge
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Kingsbridge
- Administrative Port: Plymouth
- County: Devon
- Population: 6116
Kingsbridge is a market town and tourist hub in Devon, England, and is situated at the northern end of the Kingsbridge Estuary. It has also been the main market town in this area for centuries. Being situated within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and its proximity to the south Devon coast and sailing venues, such as Salcombe, Kingsbridge has developed into a popular tourist destination.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 131 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 131 | |
| 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 | South Devon and Channel Shell Fishermen, ‘Leyburn’, Torcross, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 2TJ | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | -Kingsbridge Farmers market -Fishmonger: Catch of the Day Fishmongers, 54 Fore Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1NY | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Excel Shellfish Ltd, Unit 4A, Lower Union Road, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 1EF | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Crabshell Inn, The Quay, Embankment Road, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 1JZ - | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | ||
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | ||
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | ||
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
References
1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014
