Shoreham

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Shoreham

Administrative Port: Hastings
County: West Sussex
Population: 19.175

Shoreham is a small seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs National Park, to its west by the Adur Valley and to its south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach on the English Channel. In terms of wildlife, Shoreham’s mudflats support a wide variety of birdlife and insect fauna.

Shoreham

Picture: Fishing boats of Shoreham (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 371
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 4
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 411
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Demersal (tonnes) 5812
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Pelagic (tonnes) 162
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Shellfish (tonnes) 51112
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Main species (tonnes)
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) All species (tonnes) 57082
Landings Values Demersal 1.743.0002
Landings Values Pelagic 13.0002
Landings Values Shellfish 6.726.0002
Landings Values All species 8.482.0002
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 Scallops (Pecten maximus)3
Landings Landing points
Landings Location of auctions
Governance and organisation Governance -Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Pilots' Watch House, Basin Road South, Portslade, West Sussex, BN41 1WD
-Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), 12A Riverside Business Centre,

Brighton Rd, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RE

Governance and organisation FLAG
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations Shoreham Port Fishermen's Association Ltd
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling Fishmonger: [http://www.monteumltd.co.uk/contact-us/
La Poissonnerie], Monteum Limited, Fisherman’s Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RE 
Fish as food Fish processing La Poissonnerie, Monteum Limited, Fisherman’s Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RE
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels Into the Blue, 29-31 Ferry Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5RA
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Fishing Trip: Sussex Fishing & Diving, Basin Road N, Shoreham Harbour, Shoreham by Sea, West Sussex BN41 1UY
Tourism & Education Festivals
Tourism & Education Fishing museums The Marlipins Museum
Tourism & Education Aquariums
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
2. 2012 data - http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/annual.htm
3. http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php