CRD 07-15
Table 23. Mean vessel characteristics by ton classa for U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic bottom trawl vessels, 1996–2004
|
| |
TC1 |
TC2 |
TC3 |
TC4 |
| Mean |
CV |
Mean |
CV |
Mean |
CV |
Mean |
CV |
| Average Vessel
Horsepower (VHP) |
|
| 1996 |
200 |
49.4 |
301 |
35.2 |
482 |
40.5 |
872 |
29.1 |
| 1997 |
274 |
31.8 |
300 |
34.8 |
481 |
39.1 |
846 |
29.5 |
| 1998 |
278 |
27.1 |
301 |
35.4 |
473 |
39.9 |
863 |
29.2 |
| 1999 |
235 |
47.1 |
302 |
35.0 |
478 |
40.3 |
877 |
39.2 |
| 2000 |
241 |
29.6 |
299 |
36.8 |
475 |
40.4 |
862 |
34.4 |
| 2001 |
252 |
28.2 |
302 |
36.7 |
472 |
36.5 |
872 |
40.9 |
| 2002 |
244 |
37.1 |
306 |
36.5 |
476 |
36.6 |
857 |
34.7 |
| 2003 |
225 |
45.3 |
315 |
40.1 |
485 |
43.2 |
845 |
36.2 |
| 2004 |
263 |
30.4 |
309 |
33.4 |
486 |
38.2 |
867 |
35.2 |
| Average Vessel Length
(Feet) |
|
| 1996 |
30 |
34.1 |
45 |
17.2 |
69 |
11.6 |
86 |
12.0 |
| 1997 |
36 |
18.8 |
45 |
16.5 |
69 |
11.8 |
85 |
11.5 |
| 1998 |
37 |
22.9 |
45 |
16.6 |
69 |
119.9 |
85 |
12.6 |
| 1999 |
34 |
31.7 |
45 |
16.1 |
69 |
11.8 |
85 |
12.8 |
| 2000 |
39 |
17.0 |
45 |
16.3 |
69 |
12.0 |
85 |
13.5 |
| 2001 |
40 |
16.1 |
45 |
15.6 |
69 |
11.8 |
85 |
12.4 |
| 2002 |
38 |
23.8 |
45 |
15.5 |
69 |
12.5 |
84 |
11.4 |
| 2003 |
35 |
30.3 |
45 |
15.4 |
69 |
12.5 |
83 |
11.4 |
| 2004 |
40 |
17.1 |
45 |
15.9 |
69 |
12.6 |
84 |
12.5 |
| Average Gross
Registered Tons (GRT) |
|
| 1996 |
3 |
43.0 |
26 |
47.8 |
103 |
27.6 |
179 |
15.1 |
| 1997 |
4 |
19.4 |
27 |
16.9 |
104 |
27.3 |
177 |
14.1 |
| 1998 |
3 |
33.7 |
27 |
46.7 |
102 |
27.5 |
177 |
14.1 |
| 1999 |
3 |
38.6 |
27 |
45.7 |
102 |
27.4 |
179 |
20.3 |
| 2000 |
4 |
22.0 |
27 |
46.7 |
102 |
28.0 |
177 |
14.1 |
| 2001 |
4 |
20.5 |
27 |
47.3 |
102 |
27.8 |
177 |
19.1 |
| 2002 |
3 |
35.8 |
27 |
47.4 |
102 |
27.5 |
174 |
10.3 |
| 2003 |
3 |
32.3 |
27 |
46.7 |
102 |
27.4 |
172 |
8.1 |
| 2004 |
4 |
22.0 |
27 |
45.8 |
102 |
27.3 |
176 |
11.2 |
| a Ton classes are defined as: TC1 is 1-4 Gross
Registered Tons (GRT), TC2 is 5-50 GRT, TC3 is 51-150 GRT, TC4 is 151-500 GRT
and TC5 is greater than 500 GRT. There were no bottom trawl vessels in TC5. |