Weymouth
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Weymouth
- Administrative Port: Poole
- County: Dorset
- Population: 52.323
Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. Fishing and trading employ fewer people in the area since their peak in earlier centuries, but tourism has continuously increased its presence in the town since the 18th century and is now the primary industry. The town is a gateway situated halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Weymouth Harbour is also home to cross-channel ferries, pleasure boats and private yachts.
- Picture: Weymouth harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 491 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 541 | |
| 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 | Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), The Nothe, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | ||
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | -Dorset Handline Fishermans Association (DHFA), Weymouth -Weymouth and Portland Licensed Fishermen’s and Boatmen's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Fish Box Dorset Ltd, 8a Cambridge Road, Weymouth, DT4 9TJ | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Weyfish Ltd, The Old Fish Market, Custom House Quay, Weymouth, DT4 8BE | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Fish ‘n’ Fritz, 9 Market Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8DD | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: The Amarisa, North Quay Pontoon, Commercial Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8AQ | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Dorset Seafood Festival 2014 | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Weymouth Sealife Park, Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7SX | |
| 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
