GDANSK TOWN COUNCIL
80-832 Gdansk, ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12
tel.: (058) 3022061, fax: 3023041
Chief of local authority
President PAWEL ADAMOWICZ
Controlling maritime authority
GORKI ZACHODNIE
BOATSMAN'S OFFICE
Contact of maritime authority
Harbour Boatsman
Henryk Luszczynski
tel.: (058) 3433648
Harbour radio
VHF Channel 16 and 12
Navigational aids:
A light is exhibited at an elevation of 6m, from a metal post 5m
in height on the E bank of Dead Vistula River, about 3 cable SSE of
the head of the mole at Gorki Wschodnie. Fishing harbour is on the
E bank, about 1.5 miles within the river entrance.
Quayage and berthing facilities
A fishing harbour has 3 wooden piers with depths
of 2.8m to 3.6m along side.
General facilities
Fuel
Available.
Water
Available.
Slipping
Available.
Stevedoring
Available.
Fisheries facilities
Ice
Available.
Cold storage capacity
Available in Gdansk.
Chilling storage capacity
Available.
Frozen fish transport
Available in Gdansk.
Types and size of fishing fleet
10 cutters (length of 17 to 19m) with average engine power of 183 HP
2 fishing boats of 9.5 to 12.0m long with average engine power of 25.0 HP
Types of fish landed (in tonnes) (1995)
CUTTERS:
Herring
517.7
Cod
98.8
Sprat
7.9
Others
54.6
Total
679.0
FISHING BOATS:
Herring
2.5
Flounder
2.0
Cod
0.2
Eel
0.1
Total
4.8
Nearest airport:
Rebiechowo, approx. 24km
General information:
Gorki Wschodnie is a fishing village situated on the E bank of the
Brave Vistula River (the middle arm of the Vistula delta), about
1.5 miles within the river entrance. At present Gorki Wschodnie
is the E suburb of Gdansk. The small harbour for cutters and fishing
boats has three wooden piers with depth of 2.8 to 3.6 m alongside.
There is a shipyard on the W bank opposite the fishing harbour, where
sea-going auxiliary craft and small vessels are built.
