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River Fal-Falmouth

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River Fal-Falmouth

Administrative Port: Newlyn
County: Cornwall
Population: 22686

The River Fal flows through Cornwall, England. Like most of its kind on the south coast of Cornwall and Devon, the Fal estuary is a classic ria, or drowned river valley. Falmouth is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, and is where the River Fal enters the English Channel. Falmouth is famous for its harbour. Together with Carrick Roads, it forms the third deepest natural harbour in the world, and the deepest in Western Europe. While Falmouth's maritime activity has much declined from its heyday, the docks are still a major contributor to the town's economy. It is the largest port in Cornwall, and the bunkering of vessels and the transfer of cargoes also keep the port's facilities busy. The port is also popular with cruise ship operators.[1]

<img width="700" height="469" style="border-width: 0px;" title="Falmouth" alt="Falmouth" src="99413_falmouth.jpg">

Picture: The fishing harbour of Falmouth (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)

<img width="350" height="197" style="border-width: 0px;" title="First Cornish Oyster Feast, Falmouth (1925)" alt="First Cornish Oyster Feast, Falmouth (1925)" src="102998_first-cornish-oyster-feast-falmouth-1925.jpg">

Video: First Cornish Oyster Feast, Falmouth (1925).


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Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 Vessel type 1::28
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 Vessel type 2::5
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3 Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet Vessels total Vessels total::33 [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::River Fal - Falmouth FLAG
Governance and organisation FLAG FLAG::Cornwall
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations Location of fishermen's organisations::Falmouth Fishermen's Association
Branding Brand labels Brand labels::Fal Oysters
Fish as food Fish selling Fish selling::''Fishmonger:'' '''Arwenack Fisheries''', 29 Arwenack St, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3JE
Fish as food Fish processing Fish processing::'''Sou-West Seafoods''', Unit 2 Ponsharden Industrial Estate, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2SG
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels [[Restaurants::Rick Stein's Fish, Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3XA]]
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing [[Tourism&Fishing::Falmouth Fishing Trips, Custom House Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3JT]]
Tourism & Education Festivals [[Festivals::-Falmouth Oyster Festival
-Oyster Gathering & Seafood Harvest]]
Tourism & Education Fishing museums [[Fishing museums::[www.nmmc.co.uk National Maritime Museum Cornwall], Discovery Quay, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3QY]]
Tourism & Education Aquariums [[Aquariums::Falmouth Aquarium, 23 Church St, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 3EG]]
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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