West Bay
West Bay
- Administrative Port: Poole
- County: Dorset
West Bay is a small harbour settlement on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England, sited at the mouth of the River Brit. West Bay is also part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. West Bay was once a thriving rope and net exporter, however that began to decline in the second half of the 19th century. Today West Bay has a mixed economy of tourism and fishing.[1]
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| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | Vessel type 1::13 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | Vessel type 2::0 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | Vessel type 3:: | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | Vessels total::13 [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:: | |
| Branding | Brand labels | Brand labels:: | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | [[Fish selling::Samways Fish Shop, 9B & 9C West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EN]] | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | [[Fish processing::Samways Fish Shop, 9B & 9C West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EN]] | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | [[Restaurants::The Trawlerman, 5 George Street, West Bay, Dorset DT6 4EY]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | [[Tourism&Fishing::West Bay Fishing Trips, Bridport, Dorset]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | Festivals::West Bay Seafood Festival | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | Fishing museums:: | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Aquariums:: | |
| 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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