Yerseke
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Yerseke
- Administrative Port: Reimerswaal
- County: Zeeland
- Population: 6.4201
Yerseke is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The fishing village is well known for its aquaculture. Tourists visit the oyster pits, harbours and museum of the town and fishing industry, as well as the annual celebration of the mussel harvest in August. The village furthermore plays host to the Dutch Institute for Ecology (NIOO).2
Figure 1: Boat in Yerseke (Author: Searocket)
| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | 5 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | 63 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | ||
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | 683 | |
| 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 | Mussel auction Yerseke Dregweg 2 4401 LD Yerseke | |
| Governance and organisation | Governance | ||
| Governance and organisation | FLAG | Zeeland | |
| Governance and organisation | Location of fishermen's organisations | ||
| Branding | Brand labels | Yersekes mosselbier | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Piet van Oost BV Havendijk 36, 4401 NS Yerseke | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | Lenger Seafoods Yerseke B.V. Industrieweg 35, 4401LA Yerseke | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | De schelde, Kon Julianastraat 35, 4401 CZ Yerseke, Oesterbeurs, Wijngaardstraat 2 4401 CS Yerseke | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | Musselcruise | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Mosseldag | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | OosterscheldeMuseum | |
| 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
- http://yerseke.straatinfo.nl/buurtgegevens/Yerseke+-+Gemeente+Reimerswaal/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerseke
- https://mijn.rvo.nl/documents/13225/91492/Gids+vissersvaartuigen+per+1+april+2014/aa70d70e-34e4-4fbb-82c8-3cbc2f38379d
