Yerseke

Administrative Port: Reimerswaal

County: Zeeland

Population: 6.420¹

Yerseke is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The fishing village is well known for its aquaculture. Tourists visit the oyster pits, harbours and museum of the town and fishing industry, as well as the annual celebration of the mussel harvest in August. The village furthermore plays host to the Dutch Institute for Ecology (NIOO).²

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Figure 1: Boat in Yerseke (Author: Searocket)

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Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	Vessel type 1::5
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	Vessel type 2::63
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3	Vessel type 3::
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	[[Vessels total::68³]]
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::'''Mussel auction Yerseke''' Dregweg 2 4401 LD Yerseke
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::Yersekes mosselbier
Fish as food	Fish selling	[[Fish selling::Piet van Oost BV Havendijk 36, 4401 NS Yerseke]]
Fish as food	Fish processing	Fish processing::'''Lenger Seafoods Yerseke B.V.''' Industrieweg 35, 4401LA Yerseke
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels	[[Restaurants::De schelde, Kon Julianastraat 35, 4401 CZ Yerseke, Oesterbeurs, Wijngaardstraat 2 4401 CS Yerseke]]
Tourism & Education	Tourism & Fishing	[[Tourism&Fishing::Musselcruise]]
Tourism & Education	Festivals	Festivals::Mosseldag
Tourism & Education	Fishing museums	[[Fishing museums::OosterscheldeMuseum]]
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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