Vlissingen

Administrative Port: Vlissingen

County: Zeeland

Population: 44.450¹

Vlissingen is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries. It was granted city rights in 1315. In the 17th century Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). It is also known as the birthplace of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.²

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Fig 1: Vlissingen marina (Author: Bodoklecksel)

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Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	Vessel type 1::5
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	Vessel type 2::4
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3	Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	[[Vessels total::9³]]
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::24.000.000€⁴]]
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::'''Zealand fish auction Vlissingen''', Binnenhaven 11, 4382 NT Vlissingen
Governance and organisation	Governance	Governance::
Governance and organisation	FLAG	FLAG::Zeeland
Governance and organisation	Location of fishermen's organisations	Location of fishermen's organisations::
Branding	Brand labels	Brand labels::
Fish as food	Fish selling	Fish selling::'''Cash & Carry Fishing company Toet''', Hermesweg 23 4382ND Vlissingen
Fish as food	Fish processing	Fish processing::
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	[[Restaurants::De Monnick, Nieuwendijk 23, 4381 BV Vlissingen, De Hollandse Nieuwe, Van Hoorn van Burghstraat 14 4381 SV Vlissingen]]
Tourism & Education	Tourism & Fishing	[[Tourism&Fishing::Cruise in the port of Vlissingen]]
Tourism & Education	Festivals	Festivals::
Tourism & Education	Fishing museums	[[Fishing museums::Zeeuws maritiem mu ZEEum]]
Tourism & Education	Aquariums	[[Aquariums::Het Arsenaal]]
Tourism & Education	Monuments	Monuments::Gedenkteken gevallen oud-leerlingen Zeevaartschool
Tourism&Education	Fishing training School	[[Fishing training school::Maritiem & Logistiek College De Ruyter]]

Vessel type 1= Vessels used for inshore fishing
Vessel type 2= Vessels used for high sea fishing
(definition inshore fishing vessels: length <24m, capacity <221kW)

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