Navigational aids:
Komary Beacon stands at an elevation of 33m, on a sand dune near the
coast, 2 miles WSW of the mouth of Vistula Adit (54°21'N, 18°57'E)
the E entrance to the principal branch of Vistula River. Vistula Adit
is a cutting through the dunes, about 3 miles in length and 450m wide
near its seaward end. Due to its outflow, there is considerable
silting in the mouth of the river. Świbno lies on the W bank about
1 mile S of the mouth of Vistula Adit.
Quayage and berthing facilities
The fishing basin has a depth of 2.0 to 2.3m. There are three wooden
piers for berthing of fishing boats.
General facilities
Fuel
Available.
Water
Available.
Slipping
There is slipway for fishing boats.
Stevedoring
Available for chilling fish.
Fisheries facilities
Ice
Ice production plant, 25t production capacity per day.
Cold storage capacity
Available in Gdynia or Gdańsk.
Chilling storage capacity
Chilling rooms 25t capacity.
Frozen fish transport
Available.
Types and size of fishing fleet
29 fishing boats (length of 8 to 12m)
and average engine power 50 HP
Types of fish landed (in tonnes) (1995)
GULF OF GDAŃSK:
Salmon-trout
20.2
Flounder
5.3
Herring
1.5
Bream
0.5
Cod
0.1
Salmon
0.1
Pike-perch
0.2
Others
0.6
Total
28.5
VISTULA LAGOON:
Herring
29.0
Perch
2.3
Bream
2.1
Eel
1.2
Roach
0.6
Sabrefish
0.5
Pike-perch
0.3
Lamprey
0.1
Others
0.1
Total
36.2
Nearest airport:
Rębiechowo, approx. 30 km
General information:
Świbno is a fishing village situated on the western bank, about 1 mile
south of the mouth of Vistula Adit. The adit finished in 1895 is now
the main estuary of the Vistula to the Gulf of Gdańsk. The belt of
wooded sand dunes divides the village from the Gulf. South of the
port between Świbno and Gdańsk runs the left arm of the Vistula Delta
called Dead Vistula River. The first written document about Świbno as
a fishing settlement comes from 1503. At present administratively it
is a suburb of Gdańsk. On the opposite, eastern bank of the river
entrance lies other fishing village Mikoszewo, which is a base for
2 fishing boats, 7m long with engine power of 25 HP. A passenger
ferry connects both villages. In the neighbourhood of these two
villages the wide delta of Vistula River is intersected by numerous
canal and dikes and marked in places by wind mills. In some parts
the level of the ground is a little below sea-level, but about 0.5
mile from the coast the land rises to a height of about 20m and is
densely wooded.
Świbno used to be a cooperative fishing harbour. The boats are in a private hands, now. Some fishing boats have been transported by lorries from Świbno to the Vistula Lagoon, for fishing during the lagoon herring season.
There is Coastal Rescue Station equipped with terrain trucks, motor surf-lifeboats, line throwing apparatus, a radiotelephone and medical equipment.
