Cadgwith
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Cadgwith
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
Cadgwith is a village and fishing port located in south-west Cornwall, England, on what is known as the Lizard peninsula. From the 16th century, the village became inhabited, with fishing as the main occupation. Subsequently houses, lofts and cellars constructed of local stone and slated roofs were built along Cadgwith’s coast leading to its characteristic fishing village appearance. Cadgwith had a significant Pilchard fishery up until the 1950s, however over-fishing meant this fishery became unviable. While fishing is still important to the economy today with fishermen hauling their boats up on the working beach, tourism is the main source of income for Cadgwith with it being a popular summer holiday destination.[1]
- Picture: Fishing boats on the working beach of Cadgwith (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
- Video: Fishing with a Cadgwith Skipper
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 101 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 10 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | Cadgwith FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations |
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| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fish mongers
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| Fish as food | Fish processing | Cadgwith Cove Crab The Steamers House, Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall, TR12 7JX | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels |
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| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing/lobster pot hauling trip Nigel Legge - The Forge, Church Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall. TR12 7PQ | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Cadgwith Fishing Festival | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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