# Castletown Bearhaven (IE CTB)

**UN/LOCODE:** IE CTB  
**Country:** Ireland  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 51.6500, -9.9167

Whitefish, not containers, defines Castletownbere on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork – Ireland's largest whitefish landing port and one of the country's state-run Fishery Harbour Centres. Sheltered in what is often called one of the safest natural harbours in the world, it handles roughly 40,000 tonnes of catch a year worth some €90–100 million, geared to demersal and partly pelagic fleets rather than scheduled cargo lines. On adjacent Dinish Island the Spanish transhipment operator Eiranova runs its plant, a legacy that long earned the town its 'peseta port' nickname. A 2022 expansion of Dinish Wharf, costing around €48 million, added quay length and depth for larger fishing vessels. There is no established container, break-bulk or general customs traffic here; activity centres on fish, ice, gear, fuel and ship supplies, so commercial shippers should route containerised or break-bulk consignments through the Port of Cork at Ringaskiddy.

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