Westerschouwen

Administrative Port: Schouwen-Duiveland

County: Zeeland

Population: 6100¹

Westerschouwen is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The municipality was formed in a merger of the municipalities Burgh, Haamstede, Noordwelle, Renesse, and Serooskerke on January 1, 1961. As the name indicates, it covered the western part of the island of Schouwen.²

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Figure 1: Lighthouse Westerschouwen (Author: Romrijk)

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Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	Vessel type 1::7
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	Vessel type 2::1
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3	Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	[[Vessels total::8³]]
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::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::'''Fishmongers De Marlijn''' Hogezoom 19, 4325BJ Renesse
Fish as food	Fish processing	Fish processing::
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	[[Restaurants::Zeelust, Steenweg 15 4328 RL Westenschouwen, Het vissershuis, Westenschouwenseweg 20, 4328 RE, Burgh-Haamstede]]
Tourism & Education	Tourism & Fishing	Tourism&Fishing::
Tourism & Education	Festivals	Festivals::
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= 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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