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Great Yarmouth

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Great Yarmouth

Administrative Port: Lowesoft
County: Norfolk
Population: 70234

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is located at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles (32 km) east of Norwich. It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. For hundreds of years it was a major fishing port, depending mainly on the herring fishery, but its fishing industry suffered a steep decline in the second half of the 20th century, and has now all but disappeared. The discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s led to a flourishing oil rig supply industry, and today it services offshore natural gas rigs. More recently, the development of renewable energy sources, especially offshore wind power, has created further opportunities for support services. A wind farm of 30 generators is within sight of the town on the Scroby Sands.[1]

Images of Great Yarmouth
Video: The Herring Are In! (Great Yarmouth - 1933)


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Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 Vessel type 1::27
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 Vessel type 2::1
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3 Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet Vessels total Vessels total::28 [2]
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Demersal (tonnes) Landings Demersal::
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Pelagic (tonnes) Landings Pelagic::
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Shellfish (tonnes) Landings shellfish::
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Main species (tonnes) Main species::
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) All species (tonnes) Landings all species::
Landings Values Demersal Value demersal::
Landings Values Pelagic Value pelagic::
Landings Values Shellfish Value shellfish::
Landings Values All species Value all species::
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen (Regular) Fishermen regular::
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen (Part-time) Fishermen part-time::
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen Total Fishermen total::
Landings Major fish species Major fish species::
Landings Landing points Landing points::
Landings Location of auctions Location auctions::
Governance and organisation Governance Governance::
Governance and organisation FLAG FLAG::
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations [[Location of fishermen's organisations::Great Yarmouth and District Inshore Fishermen's

Federation]]

Branding Brand labels Brand labels::
Fish as food Fish selling Fish selling::'''Burdens Wet Fish Ltd''', 59 Bells Rd, Great Yarmouth, NR31 6AG
Fish as food Fish processing Fish processing::'''A.C.P Fishmongers''', Fenner Rd, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3PS
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels [[Restaurants::The Seafood Restaurant, 85 North Quay, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 1JF]]
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing [[Tourism&Fishing::Norfolk Fishing Trips]]
Tourism & Education Festivals Festivals::
Tourism & Education Fishing museums [[Fishing museums::Time and Tide, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30]]
Tourism & Education Aquariums [[Aquariums::SEA LIFE Great Yarmouth, Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3AH]]
Tourism & Education Monuments Monuments::
Tourism&Education Fishing training School Fishing training school::


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

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