Porthleven
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Porthleven
- Administrative Port: Newlyn
- County: Cornwall
- Population: 3094
Porthleven is a town and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is the most southerly port on the island of Great Britain and was originally developed as a harbour of refuge, when this part of the Cornish coastline was recognised as a black spot for wrecks in days of sail. Fishing co-exists with tourism and both are important economies for Porthleven.[1]
- Picture: Porthleven boats. Author: GIFS researchers
- Video: Historical Porthleven. "A poem by Roger Hosking about the history of the Cornish fishing village of Porthleven, with old photographs, and set to the music of 'I dreamed a dream'."
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 19 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 19 [2] | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | Porthleven FLAG | |
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Cornwall | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | Porthleven Fishermen's Association | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fishmonger: Quayside Fish, Portleven | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Quayside Fish, Portleven | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | Quayside Fish, The Harbourside, Porthleven, Cornwall, TR13 9HJ | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Fishing Trips: The Starfish, The Harbour, TR13 9JB Porthleven | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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