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| Local commune administration authority |
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ELBLĄG TOWN COUNCIL
82-300 Elbląg, ul. Łączności 1
tel.: (055) 2351500, fax: 2326769
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Chief of local authority
President HENRYK SŁONINA |
| Controlling maritime authority |
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ELBLĄG HARBOUR
MASTER'S OFFICE
ul. Kotwicza 2
82-300 Elbląg
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Contact of maritime authority
Harbour Master
Wojciech Żurawski
tel. (055) 2347711, fax: 2345005 |
Harbour radio
VHF Channel 16 |
Navigational aids:
Suchacz is situated in the southern part of Vistula Lagoon.
Suchacz Light (54°16.9'N, 19°25.5'E) (white framework tower
red bands) is exhibited, at an elevation of 5m, at
the N mole-head. The channel to the harbour is marked
by approach buoy, painted in red and white vertical stripes. |
Quayage and berthing facilities
An arc shaped mole comes out into Vistula Lagoon which shielded
the harbour basin. Fishing harbour consists of one basin (55x30m),
because of considerable shoaling was only suitable for small craft
with a draught of 1.0m. |
| Fuel |
Not available. |
| Water |
Available. |
| Slipping |
ere is slipway for fishing boats. |
| Stevedoring |
Not available. |
| Ice |
Available. |
| Cold storage capacity |
Not available. |
| Chilling storage capacity |
Available for 10t of fish. |
| Frozen fish transport |
Not available. |
Types and size of fishing fleet
15 fishing boats mainly wooden with average length of 6.7m and engine power of 29 to 52 HP |
| Types of fish landed (in tonnes) (1995) |
| VISTULA LAGOON: |
| Herring |
36.9 |
| Perch |
11.9 |
| Sabrefish |
10.7 |
| Eel |
3.8 |
| Bream |
3.7 |
| Roach |
3.4 |
| Pike-perch |
2.9 |
| Crucian carp |
0.2 |
| Lamprey |
0.1 |
| Others |
0.1 |
| Total |
63.7 |
Nearest airport:
Rębiechowo, approx. 90km |
General information:
Suchacz is a small fishing harbour with population of about 650
situated 4 miles SW of Tolkmicko and 7 miles NE of Elbląg. At
present Suchacz is also a summer resort but for centuries fisheries
was here a main occupation. In 1925 local fishermen used 12 sail
fishing boats called barcases.
The fishing basin consists of three quays: Eastern Quay is 57.5m
long with woo-den platform 55.0m alongside the quay, Western Quay
is 55.0m long and Southern Quay is 30.0m long. |
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