Isle of Wight

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Isle of Wight

Administrative Port: Poole
County: Isle of Wight
Population: 138400

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest of England’s islands, located in the English Channel. The largest industry on the Isle of Wight is tourism, but the island has a strong agricultural and boat building heritage which still exist today.

Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 321
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 2
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 341
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 Needles Fishermen’s Co-operative, Isle of Wight
Branding Brand labels
Fish as food Fish selling Fishmongers: Bembridge Fish Store, 5 High Street, Bembridge, Isle of Wight PO35 5SD
Fish as food Fish processing Hancock's Fishmongers, 6 Landguard Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 7JU
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels Crab and Lobster Inn, 32 Forelands Field Road, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, PO35 5TR
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Fishing Trips: Cachalot Charters, Bembridge Marina, Isle of Wight, PO33 1YS
Tourism & Education Festivals Isle of Wight Festival of the Sea
Tourism & Education Fishing museums The Isle of Wight Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum, Arreton Old Village, Arreton, Isle of Wight
Tourism & Education Aquariums Fort Victoria Marine Aquarium, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, PO41 0RR
Tourism & Education Monuments
Tourism&Education Fishing training School


References

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