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:'''County''': Hampshire
 
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Portsmouth is the second largest county in Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is mainly on Portsea Island. As a significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and also home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior. Although smaller than in its heyday, the naval base remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Commando. There is also a thriving commercial ferry port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic.  
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Portsmouth is the second largest county in Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is mainly on Portsea Island. As a significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and also home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior. Although smaller than in its heyday, the naval base remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Commando. There is also a thriving commercial ferry port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth</ref>
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|monuments='''[http://www.memorials.inportsmouth.co.uk/old-portsmouth/wilhelmina.htm Wilhelmina J memorial]''', Quay side, The Camber, Old Portsmouth  
 
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1. http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/fisheries/statistics/vessel.htm Feb 2014
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 24 November 2014

Portsmouth

Administrative Port: Poole
County: Hampshire
Population: 209166

Portsmouth is the second largest county in Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is mainly on Portsea Island. As a significant naval port for centuries, Portsmouth is home to the world's oldest dry dock still in use and also home to some famous ships, including HMS Warrior. Although smaller than in its heyday, the naval base remains a major dockyard and base for the Royal Navy and Royal Marine Commando. There is also a thriving commercial ferry port serving destinations on the continent for freight and passenger traffic.[1]

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Images of Portsmouth


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 53
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 9
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 62 [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 Marine Management Organisation (MMO), PO Box 964, Portsmouth, PO1 9NR
Governance and organisation FLAG
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations Portsmouth Net Fishermen's Association, Portsmouth
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling Fishmonger: Viviers (UK) Ltd. - Portsmouth Fish Market, Camber Docks, Gunwharf Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2JX
Fish as food Fish processing Johnsons Enterprises Ltd, East St, Portsmouth PO1 2JJ -
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels Loch Fyne, Unit 2 Vulcan Buildings, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, PO1 3BF -
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Fishing Trips: Sea-Juicer, Whale Island Way, Portsmouth, PO2 8EB
Tourism & Education Festivals
Tourism & Education Fishing museums
Tourism & Education Aquariums Blue Reef Aquarium, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth PO5 3PB
Tourism & Education Monuments Wilhelmina J memorial, Quay side, The Camber, Old Portsmouth
Tourism&Education Fishing training School


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

References

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