The Coast

The Holderness coast extends 61km from in the North to Point in the South. It has a proud and long standing fishing heritage which has seen European lobster Whiting Dab significant changes. Start/Finish 1 Homarus gammarus 2 Merlangius merlangus 3 Limanda limanda In 2015 students from Withernsea Primary at the crab School visited Hull’s Fish Trail. Inspired by the sculpture They turn red They are about 70cm long with The declining numbers of fish when cooked, blue to green skin and a silvery such as cod and haddock has seen There are 3 main landing sites – trip, the pupils embarked upon a project to but in nature to white belly. the dab become an , and Withernsea they are Where: Valley Gardens, Central increasingly important create their own trail around their home town usually blue. Promenade commercial species. - which directly support around 150 of Withernsea. Pollack Where: Pier Towers, Where: Captain Williams, fishermen, over 60 small boats and 12 Central Promenade WALK North Promenade Pollachius pollachius indirectly support hundreds of other local The pupils began by identifying locations around They appear to be non- HUBERT ST jobs. Bridlington is the largest lobster the town linked to the local fishing industry and a migratory and stay around the same area for the whole of Thornback ray port in the UK and one of the most

CAMBRIDGE ST ST QUEEN 4 route was created. Each location is either linked their lives. However they will ST ARTHUR Raja clavata WITHERNSEA WITHERNSEA BANNISTER ST 3 significant in Europe - over 3,500 tonnes directly to the fishing industry in the town or has move into deeper water in the HIGH SCHOOL PRIMARY ALMA ST They are masters of camouflage colder winter months. SCHOOL NORTH PROMENADE of shellfish worth over £10 million landed some connection to fishing along the length of Where: RNLI Station, South Promenade and will lie in wait to pounce on their prey, and use this in Bridlington alone in 2018. Most of the the Holderness coastline. WALTER ST YOUNG ST technique to hide from predators too. shellfish landed at local ports is exported EDWARD ST The next stage was to discover more about Where: The Old to France, Spain and Portugal. B1362 Boatshed, Seaside Road the local fish and shellfish species inhabiting 5 HULL ROAD the waters off the Holderness coast. After SEASIDE RD As it is a local inshore industry, run by MUSEUM MEMORIAL AVE researching and choosing different species, Plaice 11 Pleuronectes platessa 6 4 small businesses in a sustainable way, RAILWAY CRES QUEEN ST LASCELLES AVE 2 artwork was produced by the project team which PLAYING 1 there are very strict regulations about They can survive up to 50 years CHELLSWAY FIELDS PIGGY LANE PIER RD

was used to create laminated markers, a map in the wild. CARRS MEADOW BEACONSFIELD Ling the size of crab and lobster that can be 5 Molva molva and an information leaflet for the next stage of Where: Leisure Boat Compound, Start/Finish at the STATION RD 8 landed. Local fishermen are adopting South Promenade crab sculpture the project. THE GLADE They have a powerful body new methods to protect local fish stocks, ALLOTMENTS with long fins, large eyes and including the introduction of escape Finally, each location mapped on the trail 7 10 a mouth full of sharp teeth, perfect for hunting. gaps in lobster pots to allow undersized Where: Withernsea Lighthouse, Hull Road was paired with a fish or shellfish marker and HIGH BRIGHTON ST MILLENIUM PARK AVE 9 individuals to escape and soft bottoms Withernsea Town Council and the local press GREEN

CHEVERTON AVE to prevent damage to lobsters and were invited to visit Withernsea Fish Trail with ALLOTMENTS King scallop KIRKFIELD RD the seabed. 10 LEE AVE a view to making their project a permanent Pecten maximus KIRKFIELD RD BELVEDERE feature in the town. N PARK They eat by filtering small KIRKFIELD RD 11 Cod Fishing at Withernsea has always been organisms such as krill, algae, SOUTHCLIFF RD 6 Gadus morhua As a result of the enthusiasm and sense of VICTORIA AVE and larvae from the water. CHERRY TREE AVE 12 small scale, with fishermen launching Where: The PRINCES AVE They are slow swimmers, which community demonstrated by creating the initial 0 100m WHITEHORN AVE their boats from the beach rather than a Wave, South is why they live in large groups Promenade trail, the Town Council were proud to step up to FRANCES AVE called ‘schools’. This helps them port. This means that they are restricted a to avoid predators like sharks. the challenge and create Withernsea Fish Trail. HIGHFIELD lot more by weather and sea conditions. Wingham’s Fishmongers, Queen Street RYECROFT DR CARAVAN PARK Where: EGROM’S LANE In Withernsea, the fishing community are SEACROFT RD continually working with conservationists 9 Flounder Edible crab Dover sole Paralichthys dentatus 8 Cancer pagurus 7 Solea solea at Wildlife Trust to maintain a healthy marine environment and a The colour of the body can They can naturally shed their limbs They are also known as ‘slime’ or indicate their emotional such as their claws, which will then ‘slippery’ sole because they excrete healthy fishery. state. Threatened animals regenerate. mucous that makes are usually pale coloured. Where: The Meridian them difficult to hold. Where: Withernsea Library, Queen Street Centre, Queen Street Where: East Riding Leisure Centre, Station Road

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