An investigation into the possibilities for improvement in fishing industry facilities at Poole

Summary

Development of the area of sheltered moorings known as Fishermen’s Dock was proposed in 1982. Subsequently, Poole Harbour Commissioners questioned the ability of the local fishermen to service a loan which would be required to meet costs. Official statistics greatly under-estimate landings and landed value and this has been confirmed by an SFIA investigation. This study also suggests alternative improvement schemes and modifications to the ‘dock’ scheme. Conclusions are reached on the ability of the full time fishermen to pay for the necessary loan based on a sampling of boat’s earnings in a study of costings for the Fishermen’s Dock and some assumed costs for modified schemes. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish

Publication Reference No.

SR260