Commercial Fishing Fleet on Long Beach Island Beach Island
Viking Village sounds like a theme park gone medieval, but Barnegat Light, where it’s located, may be the least-known of Jersey’s six commercial fishing ports. The dock has been in business since the 1920s, when it was founded by a group of Scandinavian fishermen Today, 45 boats call Viking Village, at the north end of Long Beach Island, home. Three kinds of fishing are done: scallops; long-line (including tuna, swordfish, mako sharks, tilefish) and net (including monkfish, skate, bluefish, croakers). The boats bring in about 2 million pounds in each category annually.
Commercial Fishing Fleet on Long Beach Island Beach Island
Viking Village sounds like a theme park gone medieval, but Barnegat Light, where it’s located, may be the least-known of Jersey’s six commercial fishing ports. The dock has been in business since the 1920s, when it was founded by a group of Scandinavian fishermen Today, 45 boats call Viking Village, at the north end of Long Beach Island, home. Three kinds of fishing are done: scallops; long-line (including tuna, swordfish, mako sharks, tilefish) and net (including monkfish, skate, bluefish, croakers). The boats bring in about 2 million pounds in each category annually.