Brighton

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Brighton

Administrative Port: Hastings
County: East Sussex
Population: 155919

Brighton is a town on the south coast of Great Britain. Historically, the mainstay of Brighton's economy was fishing. Open land called the Hempshares provided hemp for ropes; sails were made from flax grown in Hove; nets were dried and boats were kept on the open land and fishermen lived and worked on the foreshore below the East Cliff, in an area known as Lower Town. As Brighton grew, many fishermen spread to other areas of the town and used its many warehouses and workshops to cure and smoke their catches. In 1580, Brighton's 80-boat, 10,000-net fleet was the largest in southern England and employed 400 men. Herring and mackerel were the main products, but plaice, cod and conger eels were also fished. By 1790 there were 100 boats, but this declined to 48 by 1948. A present, much smaller fleet is based at Brighton Marina. Nowadays, Brighton’s main economies are tourism and financial services.


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 261
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 0
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 261
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
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations Brighton Fisherman's Society
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling Fishmonger on quay: Brighton & Newhaven Fish Sales, South Quay, Basin Road South, Basin Rd S, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex BN41 1WF
Fish as food Fish processing Brighton & Newhaven Fish Sales, South Quay, Basin Road South, Basin Rd S, Portslade, Brighton, East Sussex BN41 1WF
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels Fishy Fishy Seafood Brasserie, 36 East St, Brighton, BN1 1HL
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Fishing Trips: Brighton Charter Fishing, West Jetty, Brighton Marina, Brighton BN2 5UP
Tourism & Education Festivals Brighton Fish Festival
Tourism & Education Fishing museums Brighton Fishing Museum, 201 King's Rd, The Lanes, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1NB
Tourism & Education Aquariums Sea Life Brighton, Marine Parade, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1TB
Tourism & Education Monuments
Tourism&Education Fishing training School
Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels

References

1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014