Leigh-on-Sea
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Leigh-on-Sea
- Administrative Port: Lowestoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 20737
Leigh-on-Sea is a town in Essex, England. Leigh-on-Sea is situated on the northern side of the estuary of the river Thames, a few kilometres from the open waters of the North Sea to the east, and at a similar distance from the Kent coast to the south. Leigh-on-Sea grew to a prosperous port by the 16th century. Ships as large as 340 tons were built for fishing and other purposes. By the 18th century, ships had become larger and Leigh's deep water channel silted up and the town diminished in importance and resorted to its other industry of fishing. The main seafood catch from Leigh Old Town has always been shell-fish and whitebait.[1]
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| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 7 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 12 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 19 [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 | Leigh and Southend Joint Fishermen's Association: -Leigh-On- Sea Shellfish Association -Leigh Fishermans Cooperative, High St, Leigh-on-Sea SS9 2EN | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Mattacks Fishmongers, 44 Elm Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1SN | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Estuary Fish Merchants, 8 Cockle Row, Leigh Old Town, Leigh-on-sea, Essex SS9 2ER | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | The Sand Bar & Seafood Co, 71 Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: [www.girlmandycharters.co.uk Girl Mandy Charters], Two Tree Island, Leigh on sea, Essex, SS9 2GB | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Leigh-on-Sea Maritime Festival | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Leigh Heritage Centre, 13A High Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2EN | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | ||
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | ||
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | ||
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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