Vlissingen
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Vlissingen
- Administrative Port: Vlissingen
- County: Zeeland
- Population: 44.4501
Vlissingen is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.2
Fig 1: Vlissingen marina (Author: Bodoklecksel)
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 4 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 93 | |
| 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 | 24.000.000€4 |
| 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 | Zealand fish auction Vlissingen, Binnenhaven 11, 4382 NT Vlissingen | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | ||
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Zeeland | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | ||
| Branding | Brand labels | ||
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Cash & Carry Fishing company Toet, Hermesweg 23 4382ND Vlissingen | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | ||
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | De Monnick, Nieuwendijk 23, 4381 BV Vlissingen, De Hollandse Nieuwe, Van Hoorn van Burghstraat 14 4381 SV Vlissingen | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Cruise in the port of Vlissingen | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | ||
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Zeeuws maritiem mu ZEEum | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Het Arsenaal | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | Gedenkteken gevallen oud-leerlingen Zeevaartschool | |
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | Maritiem & Logistiek College De Ruyter | |
Vessel type 1= Vessels used for inshore fishing
Vessel type 2= Vessels used for high sea fishing
(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)
References
- http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlissingen
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlissingen
- https://mijn.rvo.nl/documents/13225/91492/Gids+vissersvaartuigen+per+1+april+2014/aa70d70e-34e4-4fbb-82c8-3cbc2f38379d
- http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/selection/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=7203VLOO&D1=0-2,5-7,10-17,19-20,24-29,35,38,41-46,48,52,54,56,58-59&D2=3,8,13,18,%28l-2%29-l&HDR=G1&STB=T
