ELBLAG TOWN COUNCIL
82-300 Elblag, ul. Lacznosci 1
tel.: (055) 2353536, fax: 2353555
Chief of local authority
President HENRYK SLONINA
Controlling maritime authority
ELBLAG HARBOUR
MASTER'S OFFICE
ul. Kotwicza 2
82-300 Elblag
Contact of maritime authority
Harbour Master
Aleksander Czerepko
tel. (055) 2347711, fax: 2345005
Harbour radio
VHF Channel 16
Navigational aids:
Elblag Light-beacon (54°19.5'N, 19°25.8'E) (red metal framework
tower, white top, 10 m in height) stands on a white stone base at the
junction of the fair-ways, leading SSW to Elblag and SE to Kamienica
Elblaska. The approach fairway from Elblag Light-beacon, was suitable
for small vessels with a draught of 1.3m.
Quayage and berthing facilities
Kamienica Elblaska is a fishing village with a boat landing place
about 1.25 miles S of the head of the W mole at Elblag. There is
one mole which shielded the harbour of north winds. The only one
basin of the harbour has quayage of about 360 m with depth
of 1.0 to 1.8m.
General facilities
Fuel
Available in Elblag.
Water
Available locally.
Slipping
Available.
Stevedoring
Available.
Fisheries facilities
Ice
Available.
Cold storage capacity
Available in Elblag.
Chilling storage capacity
Available locally for 20t of fish.
Frozen fish transport
Available in Elblag.
Types and size of fishing fleet
12 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
34.6
Roach
4.1
Perch
3.4
Bream
2.7
Pike-perch
2.0
Eel
1.1
Sabrefish
0.1
Others
0.5
Total
48.5
Nearest airport:
Rebiechowo, approx. 86km
General information:
In the Elblag area there are 11 fish processing plants of which
5 plants deal with fresh and frozen fish, 1 produces fish in cans
and fish preserves, 1 produces salted fish, 1 produces smoke fish
and 3 plants deal with alive fish (mainly eel for export).
General information:
Kamienica Elblaska is a fishing village situated 5 miles NE of Elblag.
Fresh fish caught by fishermen from Kamienica Elblaska was delivered
for market of Elblag which is a comparatively large industrial town
and port. The harbour is situated, for the greater part on the eastern
bank of Elblag River, about 6 miles from its entrance to Vistula
Lagoon. There are three basins in the port of Elblag, providing
total quay lengths of about 2.5km. The quays are equipped with
railway systems and mobile cranes. In the central part of port,
near the old town, there is a 100m length quay for passenger
ships. In the town, there are possibilities for cold-storage
of 5,000t of frozen fish.
Kamienica Elblaska fishing harbour has three quays: NW quay is
300m long, SW quay is 41m long and S quay is 30m long. Nearby
the S quay is railway station.
