Mevagissey
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Mevagissey
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
- Population: 2015
Mevagissey is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England. The village nestles in a small valley and faces east to Mevagissey Bay. The inner and outer harbours are busy with a mixture of pleasure vessels and working fishing boats, the remains of a once major industry. However, tourism has supplanted fishing as the dominant industry in recent years.[1]
- Picture: Fishing boats moored in Mevagissey harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)
- Video: Mevagissey fisherman interview (2011). Interview with fishing skipper Peter in Mevagissey harbour
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 68 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 6 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 74 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | Mevagissey FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | Mevagissey Fishermen's Protection Organisation | |
| Branding | Brand labels | Cornish Sardines | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Wheelhouse Fish Restaurant and Guest House, West Quay, Mevagissey, Cornwall, PL26 6UJ | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: John Arthur Fishing | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | -Mevagissey Fish Festival -Regatta | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Mevagissey Harbour Aquarium | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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