Yerseke

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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

Boat in Yerseke
Figure 1: Boat in Yerseke (Author: Searocket)


Background information
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 1 5
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 2 63
Fishing Fleet Vessel type 3
Fishing Fleet Vessels total 683
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Demersal (tonnes)
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Pelagic (tonnes)
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Shellfish (tonnes)
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) Main species (tonnes)
Landings Total Landings (tonnes) All species (tonnes)
Landings Values Demersal
Landings Values Pelagic
Landings Values Shellfish
Landings Values All species
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen (Regular)
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen (Part-time)
Landings Number of fishermen Number of fishermen Total
Landings Major fish species
Landings Landing points
Landings Location of auctions Mussel auction Yerseke Dregweg 2 4401 LD Yerseke
Governance and organisation Governance
Governance and organisation FLAG Zeeland
Governance and organisation Location of fishermen's organisations
Branding Brand labels Yersekes mosselbier
Fish as food Fish selling Piet van Oost BV Havendijk 36, 4401 NS Yerseke
Fish as food Fish processing Lenger Seafoods Yerseke B.V. Industrieweg 35, 4401LA Yerseke
Fish as food Restaurants/hotels De schelde, Kon Julianastraat 35, 4401 CZ Yerseke,
Oesterbeurs, Wijngaardstraat 2 4401 CS Yerseke
Tourism & Education Tourism & Fishing Musselcruise
Tourism & Education Festivals Mosseldag
Tourism & Education Fishing museums OosterscheldeMuseum
Tourism & Education Aquariums
Tourism & Education Monuments
Tourism&Education 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)

References

  1. http://yerseke.straatinfo.nl/buurtgegevens/Yerseke+-+Gemeente+Reimerswaal/
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerseke
  3. https://mijn.rvo.nl/documents/13225/91492/Gids+vissersvaartuigen+per+1+april+2014/aa70d70e-34e4-4fbb-82c8-3cbc2f38379d
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