West Mersea
West Mersea
- Administrative Port: Lowestoft
- County: Essex
- Population: 7.057
West Mersea is a small town in Essex, England. It is the larger of two settlements on Mersea Island, with the smaller settlement on the island being the village of East Mersea. The West Mersea Yacht Club is a notable centre for sailing on the East coast of England. The town also boasts a lifeboat station. The town hosts an annual regatta, usually in August each year, known as Mersea Week.[1]
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| Background information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 1 | Vessel type 1::26 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 2 | Vessel type 2::1 | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessel type 3 | Vessel type 3:: | |
| Fishing Fleet | Vessels total | Vessels total::27 [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::West Mersea Fisherman's Association | |
| Branding | Brand labels | Brand labels:: | |
| Fish as food | Fish selling | Fish selling::''Fishmonger:'' '''Galley Sea Foods''', 39a Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8RA | |
| Fish as food | Fish processing | [[Fish processing::Colchester Oyster Fishery, Pyefleet Quay, Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8UN]] | |
| Fish as food | Restaurants/hotels | [[Restaurants::The Company Shed, 129 Coast Rd, West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8PA]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Tourism & Fishing | [[Tourism&Fishing::Fishing Trip: Essex Sea Fishing c/o S Belbin, 6 Chandlers Close, West Mersea, Essex, CO5 8PA]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Festivals | [[Festivals::-Mersea Island Food, Drink & Leisure Festival -West Mersea Town Regatta]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Fishing museums | [[Fishing museums::Mersea Museum, High Street, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex, CO5 8QD]] | |
| Tourism & Education | Aquariums | Aquariums:: | |
| Tourism & Education | Monuments | [[Monuments::Memorial window in the south aisle of the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, West Mersea, to commemorate the fishermen and oystermen of Mersea Island (Picture)]] | |
| Tourism&Education | Fishing training School | Fishing training school:: | |
- Vessel type 1: <10 m vessels
- Vessel type 2: >10 m vessels
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