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Weymouth

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Weymouth

Administrative Port: Poole
County: Dorset
Population: 52.323

Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast. Fishing and trading employ fewer people in the area since their peak in earlier centuries, but tourism has continuously increased its presence in the town since the 18th century and is now the primary industry. The town is a gateway situated halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Weymouth Harbour is also home to cross-channel ferries, pleasure boats and private yachts.[1]

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Picture: Weymouth harbour (Author: GIFS Researcher Photography)


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Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 Vessel type 1::49
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 Vessel type 2::5
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3 Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet Vessels total Vessels total::54 [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::'''Centre for Environment''', Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), The Nothe, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UB
Governance and organisation FLAG FLAG::
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations [[Location of fishermen's organisations::-Dorset Handline Fishermans Association (DHFA), Weymouth
-Weymouth and Portland Licensed Fishermen’s and Boatmen's Association]]
Branding Brand labels Brand labels::
Fish as food Fish selling Fish selling::''Fishmonger:'' '''Fish Box Dorset Ltd''', 8a Cambridge Road, Weymouth, DT4 9TJ
Fish as food Fish processing Fish processing::'''Weyfish Ltd''', The Old Fish Market, Custom House Quay, Weymouth, DT4 8BE
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels [[Restaurants::Fish ‘n’ Fritz, 9 Market Street, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8DD]]
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing [[Tourism&Fishing::Fishing Trips: The Amarisa, North Quay Pontoon, Commercial Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8AQ]]
Tourism & Education Festivals [[Festivals::Dorset Seafood Festival 2014]]
Tourism & Education Fishing museums Fishing museums::
Tourism & Education Aquariums [[Aquariums::Weymouth Sealife Park, Lodmoor Country Park, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7SX]]
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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