Porthoustock

Porthoustock

Administrative Port: Newlyn

County: Cornwall

Porthoustock is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, and is situated on the east coast of the Lizard Peninsula. Its main industry is aggregates, which are quarried nearby. Coastal trading ships of up to 82 metres (269 feet) can dock alongside a specially-built wharf which is along the southern edge of the beach to be loaded with stone. Additionally, there is a small fleet of fishing boats which operate out of Porthoustock.

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	Porthoustock FLAG
Governance and organisation	FLAG	Cornwall
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	Kota Restaurant, Harbour Head, Porthleven, TR13 9JA
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

References

1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014