Dungeness

Dungeness

Administrative Port: Hastings

County: Kent

Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach which is one of the largest expanses of shingle in Europe, and is classified as Britain's only desert. It is of international conservation importance for its geomorphology, plant and invertebrate communities and birdlife.

Picture: A fishing boat and nets on the working beach of Dungeness (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)

Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	9
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	0
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	9
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	Dungeness Fish, Sealight, Battery Rd, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9NJ
Fish as food	Fish processing	Dungeness Fish, Sealight, Battery Rd, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9NJ
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	Dungeness Snack Shack, Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Kent, TN29 9NB
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

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