Westerschouwen

Westerschouwen

Administrative Port: Schouwen-Duiveland

County: Zeeland

Population: 6100¹

Westerschouwen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The municipality was formed in a merger of the municipalities Burgh, Haamstede, Noordwelle, Renesse, and Serooskerke on January 1, 1961. As the name indicates, it covered the western part of the island of Schouwen.²

Figure 1: Lighthouse Westerschouwen (Author: Romrijk)

Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	7
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	1
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	83
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	Zeeland
Governance and organisation	Location of fishermen's organisations
Branding	Brand labels
Fish as food	Fish selling	Fishmongers De Marlijn Hogezoom 19, 4325BJ Renesse
Fish as food	Fish processing
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	Zeelust, Steenweg 15 4328 RL Westenschouwen, Het vissershuis, Westenschouwenseweg 20, 4328 RE, Burgh-Haamstede
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= Vessels used for inshore fishing
Vessel type 2= Vessels used for high sea fishing
(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)

References

1. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerschouwen
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerschouwen
3. https://mijn.rvo.nl/documents/13225/91492/Gids+vissersvaartuigen+per+1+april+2014/aa70d70e-34e4-4fbb-82c8-3cbc2f38379d