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Table 1a. Characteristics of the 297 vessels owned by the 286 owner respondents in the Social and Economic Survey administered during Round II of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Disaster Assistance Program. (Data based on 1999 permit data, representing the last valid permit at the end of fishing year 1999.)

Year
Built
Percentage
of Vessels
Hull Material
Percentage
of Vessels
Vessel
Horsepower
Percentage
of Vessels
Gross
Registered
Tons
Percentage
of Vessels
Length
(ft)
Percentage
of Vessels
Pre-1950
6.7
 Fiberglass
47.5
<200
10.4
< 25
46.8
< 40
27.3
1950-69
14.1
 Wood
33.7
200-249
14.1
25-49
34.7
40-44
25.6
1970-76
15.8
 Steel
17.5
250-299
20.9
50-74
11.4
45-49
15.2
1977-83
32.7
 Other
1.3
300-399
35.4
75-99
4.0
50-59
20.2
1984-89
22.9
  
 
400
19.2
100
3.0
60
11.8
1990+
7.7
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
  
 
324.4
 
33.2
 
46.6
 


Table 1b. Comparative characteristics of all 3,714 vessels with a valid multispecies permit during fishing year 1999. (Data based on 1999 permit data, representing the last valid permit at the end of fishing year 1999.)
Year
Built
Percentage
of Vessels
Hull
Material
Percentage
of Vessels
Vessel
Horsepower
Percentage
of Vessels
Gross
Registered
Tons
Percentage
of Vessels
Length
(ft)
Percentage
of Vessels
Pre-1950
2.6
Fiberglass
58.4
<200
17.0
< 25
63.0
< 40
53.2
1950-69
11.7
Wood
20.9
200-249
14.9
25-49
13.8
40-44
13.7
1970-76
15.9
Steel
18.4
250-299
9.3
50-74
5.3
45-49
5.3
1977-83
28.4
Other
2.2
300-399
24.7
75-99
4.4
50-59
6.7
1984-89
24.7
 
 
400
34.0
100
13.2
60
21.2
1990+
16.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
391.9
 
38.2
 
44.0
 

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