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The average size of decked vessels is about 20 gross tons (10–15 metres). Only one percent of the world fishing fleet is larger than 100 gross tons (longer than 24 metres). China has half (25,600) of these larger vessels. There is no international instrument in force concerning the safety of fishing vessels.
Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries' harvest in 2022. The tonnage from capture and aquaculture is listed by country. Capture includes fish , crustaceans , molluscs , etc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
In 2022 the world fishing fleet was estimated at 4.9 million vessels in 2022, down from a peak of 5.3 million in 2019, two-thirds of which were motorized. The largest part of the global fishing fleet is found in upper-middle-income (41%) and lower-middle-income (39%) countries, followed by high-income (11%) and low-income countries (8%). [21]
Vessel tracking data displayed on the public map created by Global Fishing Watch, a group that tracks commercial fishing vessels, shows that the fleet was massed until at least Sept. 1 along the ...
Even today, many traditional fishing boats are still in use. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), at the end of 2004, the world fishing fleet consisted of about 4 million vessels, of which 2.7 million were undecked (open) boats. While nearly all decked vessels were mechanised, only one-third of the undecked ...
As of 2020 China had the world’s largest distant waters fishing fleet with nearly 17,000 vessels, mostly registered in China but with approximately 1,000 registered under flags of convenience. [21] China is ranked poorly in compliance with international distant waters fishing regulations both as a flag state and a port state. [22]
Fishing fleet: 19,350 vessels ... which is the second largest zone in the world, exceeding the land area of the United States. ... The vessel size and gear types of ...
Although fishing could be managed by reducing the fleet size, available fish vary from year to year too much to make this sensible. So a permit system was introduced stating where and when boats are allowed to fish. Scientific studies were commissioned to better-determine available stocks and guide allocation of permits.