Bideford
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Bideford
- Administrative Port: Plymouth
- County: Devon
- Population: 17107
Bideford is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. Historically, Bideford was one of Britain's largest ports however today its economy is centred around retail. In addition to this, a small fishing fleet still works out of this small port town today.[1]
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 10 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 3 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 13 [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 | Bideford FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | North Devon | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | North Devon Fishermen's Association, Quo Vadis House, Slade, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3LZ | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Farmer's market Dan the Fish Man | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | ||
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Red Lion Hotel Harbour Restaurant, Clovelly, Bideford, EX39 5TF | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | ||
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Bideford Fishing Festival | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Kingsley Road, Bideford, Devon. EX39 2QQ | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | Planned monument for future | |
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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