Editing Whitby (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Parkol Marine Engineering, Whitby.jpg|thumb|Shipbuilding in Whitby]] 
{{main|Yorkshire coast fishery}}
Tourism supported by fishing is the mainstay of Whitby's economy in an isolated community with poor transport infrastructure and restricted by building constraints in the surrounding [[North York Moors National Park]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2010 |title=Report on Whitby and the North York Moors National Park |url=http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/%28S%2803enhqfbpvsrejrgnsr2haap%29%29/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=21727 |publisher=Whitby Town Council |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526051913/http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/(S(03enhqfbpvsrejrgnsr2haap))/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=21727 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Whitby Marina, North Yorkshire |url=http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/improving-places/rural-areas/market-towns/whitby/case-study-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929165612/http://www.yorkshire-forward.com/improving-places/rural-areas/market-towns/whitby/case-study-2 |archive-date=29 September 2011 |access-date=13 August 2011 |publisher=Yorkshire Forward}}</ref> The economy is governed by the changing fortunes of fishing, tourism and to some extent, manufacturing. [[Structural change]]s have led to concentrations of deprivation, unemployment and benefit dependence. A narrowing employment base and dependence on low wage and low skill sectors has resulted in younger age groups leaving the area. There are few business start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises. Older people who make increasing demands on the area's health and social care capacity have moved into the area. Demographic changes, Whitby's relative isolation from the region's main growth areas and decline in traditional employment sectors pose an economic challenge.<ref>{{cite web |year=2005 |title=The Yorkshire And Humber Plan – Draft For Public Consultation – December 2005 |url=http://www.lgyh.gov.uk/dnlds/YHPlan%20-%20Section%2011%20-%20Coast.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911182536/http://www.lgyh.gov.uk/dnlds/YHPlan%20-%20Section%2011%20-%20Coast.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2011 |access-date=19 July 2011}}</ref>

The town has a variety of self-catering accommodation, holiday cottages, caravans and campsites, and guest houses, inns, bed & breakfast establishments and hotels. The jet industry declined at the end of the 19th&nbsp;century, but eight shops sell jet jewellery, mainly as souvenirs to tourists.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Sophie |date=17 February 2010 |title=Whitby: The return of the jet age |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/columnists/sophie-campbell/7256114/Whitby-The-return-of-the-jet-age.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/columnists/sophie-campbell/7256114/Whitby-The-return-of-the-jet-age.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=13 August 2011 |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 1996, Whitby West Cliff qualified for a 'Tidy Britain Group Seaside Award'. The town was awarded "Best Seaside Resort 2006", by ''[[Which?|Which? Holiday]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |date=12 May 2006 |title=Whitby voted best seaside resort in UK |work=Whitby Gazette |url=http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/whitby_voted_best_seaside_resort_in_uk_1_1868229 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-date=15 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315000936/http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/whitby_voted_best_seaside_resort_in_uk_1_1868229 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The harbour has a total area of about {{convert|80|acre|ha}} and is used by commercial, fishing and pleasure craft. Inshore fishing, particularly for crustaceans and line fish, takes place along the coast. Lobsters, brown and velvet crabs are important to the local fishery. From May to August, salmon is found in the Esk, and small open boats are licensed to net these off the harbour entrance. There are around 40 licensed angling party boats. The commercial catch is no longer [[herring]] but has been replaced by cod, haddock, and other fish caught within {{convert|12|mi|km}} of the coast.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 1997 |title=Shoreline Management Plan |url=http://www.northeastsmp2.org.uk/pdf/smp1/flambsalt/EXSUMM.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911182529/http://www.northeastsmp2.org.uk/pdf/smp1/flambsalt/EXSUMM.pdf |archive-date=11 September 2011 |access-date=4 August 2011 |publisher=Mouchel Consulting Limited}}</ref> A [[fish market]] on the quayside operates as need arises.<ref>{{cite web |title=Whitby Harbour Fishing |url=http://www.yorkshireports.co.uk/content/whitby/fishing.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220074137/http://www.yorkshireports.co.uk/content/whitby/fishing.aspx |archive-date=20 February 2012 |access-date=3 August 2011 |website=Yorkshire Ports |publisher=Scarborough Borough Council}}</ref> The ready supply of fresh fish has resulted in an abundance of "[[Fish and chips|chippies]]" in the town, including the [[Magpie Cafe]] which [[Rick Stein]] has described as the best fish and chip shop in Britain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Richardson |first=Belinda |date=23 September 2006 |title=Are you ready to order? This week: The Magpie, Whitby, North Yorkshire |work=Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/wine/main.jhtml?xml=/wine/2006/09/23/edjan23.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061028225758/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wine/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fwine%2F2006%2F09%2F23%2Fedjan23.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 October 2006 |access-date=4 August 2011 }}</ref>
[[File:Harbour from Church steps.JPG|left|thumb|The Marina was built to develop and diversify the local economy.]]
The Whitby Marina project, jointly funded by Scarborough Borough Council, [[Yorkshire Forward]] and the [[European Regional Development Fund]], was developed to diversify the local economy.<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Whitby Marina : the business coast {{pipe}} Scarborough Whitby Filey business website |url=http://business.scarborough.gov.uk/renaissance-projects/whitby-marina.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328015840/http://business.scarborough.gov.uk/renaissance-projects/whitby-marina.aspx |archive-date=28 March 2012 |access-date=13 August 2011}}</ref> The remaining shipbuilding firm, [[Parkol Marine Engineering|Parkol Marine]], is a family-run business on the east side of the river.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 2008 |title=Parkol planning to expand shipbuilders' site |work=Whitby Gazette |url=http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/parkol_planning_to_expand_shipbuilders_site_1_1875325 |access-date=13 August 2011 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329194304/http://www.whitbygazette.co.uk/news/local/parkol_planning_to_expand_shipbuilders_site_1_1875325 |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in 1988, the boatyard has two berths for new build and a dry dock for repairs.<ref>{{cite web |year=2011 |title=Whitby Harbour {{pipe}} Whitby UK {{pipe}}wonderfulwhitby.co.uk |url=http://www.wonderfulwhitby.co.uk/harbour.html |access-date=13 August 2011 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604014707/http://www.wonderfulwhitby.co.uk/harbour.html |url-status=live }}</ref> St Hilda's Business Centre provides office space for a range of businesses. Whitby Business Park is a {{convert|20|ha|acre|order=flip|adj=on}} site located by the A171 road, {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} from the harbour on the southern outskirts of the town. Companies on the park include Supreme Plastics, [[Whitby Seafoods Ltd]] and Botham's of Whitby alongside major retailers, [[Homebase]] and [[Sainsbury's]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Business Parks |url=http://business.scarborough.gov.uk/property-and-relocation/business-parks.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127043319/http://business.scarborough.gov.uk/property-and-relocation/business-parks.aspx |archive-date=27 November 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |website=The Business Coast |publisher=Scarborough Borough Council}}</ref>

The east coast has limited conventional energy generation capacity, but Whitby is the closest port to a proposed development on [[Dogger Bank]], ideally placed to provide the [[offshore wind power]] industry with support vessel operations and logistics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Offshore wind |url=http://www.whitbywind.org.uk/offshorewind.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116010132/http://www.whitbywind.org.uk/offshorewind.html |archive-date=16 November 2010 |access-date=19 July 2011 |website=Whitby and Scarborough Offshore Wind |publisher=Scarborough Borough Council}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hayes |first=Julie |date=21 July 2010 |title=Windfarm project presents "massive" business opportunities |work=York Press |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/business/news/8283612.Windfarm_project_presents__massive__business_opportunities/ |url-status=dead |access-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723234159/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/business/news/8283612.Windfarm_project_presents__massive__business_opportunities/ |archive-date=23 July 2010}}</ref> The Dogger Bank wind farm could include up to 2,600 giant {{convert|400|ft|m|adj=on}} turbines covering more than {{convert|3300|mi2|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jeeves |first=Paul |date=26 May 2011 |title=UK firms becalmed in wind power race |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/uk_firms_becalmed_in_wind_power_race_1_3415754 |access-date=19 July 2011 |website=Yorkshire Post |archive-date=12 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012140438/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/business-news/uk_firms_becalmed_in_wind_power_race_1_3415754 |url-status=live }}</ref>