Brightlingsea
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Brightlingsea
- Administrative Port: Lowesoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 8076
Brightlingsea is a coastal town in the county of Essex, England. It is situated at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. Its traditional industries included fishing (Brightlingsea once had a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding, however these have declined significantly. Brightlingsea was for many years twinned with French oyster fishery port Marennes, Charente-Maritime, but the relationship fell into disuse. To the west of the town on the creek is Western Promenade, a popular destination for tourists and those coming from the capital London.
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 11 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 11 | |
| 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 | Brightlingsea & District Fishermen's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: The Fishmonger, 45 High St, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AQ | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | John Sait, 45 High Street, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AQ | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | ||
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Sophie Lea Charters, Copperas Road, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0AP | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | ||
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Brightlingsea Museum, 1 Duke Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0EA | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | The Brightlingsea Tiles | |
| 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
