Penzance

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Penzance

Administrative Port: Newlyn
County: Cornwall
Population: 21200

Penzance is a town and port in Cornwall, England, and is well known for being the most westerly major town in Cornwall. Situated in the shelter of Mount's Bay, the town faces south-east onto the English Channel and is bordered to the west by the major fishing port of Newlyn. The economy of Penzance has, like those of many Cornish communities, suffered from the decline of the traditional industries of fishing, mining and agriculture. Penzance now has a mixed economy consisting of light industrial, tourism and retail businesses.[1]

Penzance

Picture: Fishing boats at low tide in Penzance (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)

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Video: Penzance Pilchard Fishing Industry (1949)


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 4
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 0
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 4 [2]
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 -Penzance FLAG
-Marine Management Organisation, St Clare Offices, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3QW
-Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA), St Clare Offices, St Clare Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 3QW
Governance and organisation FLAG Cornwall
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling Fish monger: Mousehole Fish, Albert Street, TR18 2LR
Fish as food Fish processing Mousehole Fish, Albert Street, TR18 2LR
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels The Bay, Briton's Hill, Penzance, TR18 3AE
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Fishing trip
-Mermaid Pleasure Trips
-Celtic Fox
Tourism & Education Festivals
Tourism & Education Fishing museums Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4HE
Tourism & Education Aquariums
Tourism & Education Monuments
Tourism&Education Fishing training School


Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels

References

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