Lyme Regis
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Lyme Regis
- Administrative Port: Poole
- County: Dorset
- Population: 3671
Lyme Regis is a coastal town in Dorset, England. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset–Devon border. It is nicknamed "The Pearl of Dorset." The town is noted for the fossils found in the cliffs and beaches, which are part of the Jurassic Coast—a World Heritage Site.[1]
- Picture: Fishing boats and harbour, Lyme Regis (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 12 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 2 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 14 [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 | Lyme Bay Fishermen's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Wet Fish Shop, Old Watch House, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3JF | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Wet Fish Shop, Old Watch House, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3JF | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Hix Oyster and Fish House, Cobb Rd, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JP | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trip: Harry May Fishing Trips, The Cobb, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3JJ | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | -Lyme Regis Crab Festival -Lyme Regis Mackerel Festival | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Lyme Regis Philpot Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, DT7 3QA | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium, Cobb Lower Walkway, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3JJ | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Blessing of the Boats Not a physical monument, but annual service for those who lost lives at sea | |
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | Lyme Regis Fishing and Boatman’s School, Lyme Regis, Dorset | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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