Hythe

Hythe

Administrative Port: Hastings

County: Kent

Population: 14170

Hythe is a small coastal market town on the south coast of Kent. The word Hythe or Hithe is an Old English word meaning Haven or Landing Place. Hythe once possessed a bustling harbour which, over the past three hundred years, has now disappeared due to silting.

Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	31
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	0
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	31
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
Branding	Brand labels
Fish as food	Fish selling
Fish as food	Fish processing	Griggs of Hythe, The Fisherman’s Landing Beach, Range Rd, Hythe, Kent CT21 6HG
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	Hythe Bay Seafood Restaurant, Marine Parade, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6AW
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