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Table 12. Summary of lobster business
characteristics and involvement in the lobster fishery |
| |
LCMA 1 |
LCMA 2 |
LCMA 3 |
| Full-time |
Seasonal |
Full-time |
Seasonal |
Full-time |
| Mean |
+/- |
Mean |
+/- |
Mean |
+/- |
Mean |
+/- |
Mean |
+/- |
| Years in
Lobstering |
31 |
1 |
31 |
3 |
27 |
3 |
26 |
5 |
30 |
5 |
| Years
with a License |
29 |
1 |
28 |
3 |
25 |
3 |
24 |
6 |
26 |
6 |
| Average
Vessel Length |
33 |
1.4 |
29 |
2.4 |
36 |
2.7 |
29 |
3.4 |
55 |
9.1 |
| Average
Vessel Horsepower |
283 |
14.0 |
204 |
19.5 |
293 |
44.9 |
207 |
40.9 |
469 |
113.0 |
| Average
Vessel Age |
16 |
1.1 |
18 |
2.0 |
20 |
2.6 |
22 |
4.7 |
17 |
4.5 |
| Owner-Operator |
25% |
4% |
42% |
8% |
48% |
13% |
75% |
20% |
|
|
| One
Sternman |
68% |
4% |
54% |
8% |
45% |
12% |
25% |
20% |
34% |
22% |
| Two or
More Sternmen/Crew |
7% |
2% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
6% |
|
|
66% |
22% |
| Distance
From Residence to Mooring |
4.6 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
7.8 |
4.6 |
| Land
Catch at Mooring Location |
86% |
3% |
79% |
7% |
88% |
7% |
78% |
22% |
82% |
19% |
| Bolded
text denotes statistically significant difference. |