West Mersea
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West Mersea
- Administrative Port: Lowestoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 7.057
West Mersea is a small town in Essex, England. It is the larger of two settlements on Mersea Island, with the smaller settlement on the island being the village of East Mersea. The West Mersea Yacht Club is a notable centre for sailing on the East coast of England. The town also boasts a lifeboat station. The town hosts an annual regatta, usually in August each year, known as Mersea Week.[1]
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 26 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 1 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 27 [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 | West Mersea Fisherman's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Galley Sea Foods, 39a Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8RA | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Colchester Oyster Fishery, Pyefleet Quay, Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8UN | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Company Shed, 129 Coast Rd, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8PA | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trip: Essex Sea Fishing c/o S Belbin, 6 Chandlers Close, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8PA | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | -Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival -West Mersea Town Regatta | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Mersea Museum, High Street, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex, CO5 8QD | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | Memorial window in the south aisle of the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, West Mersea, to commemorate the fishermen and oystermen of Mersea Island (Picture) | |
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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