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  • Dataset | 15 Jun 2017
OECD - Fishing fleet
Bioeconomy

Data on number of vessels and gross tonnage by country and year.

"Fishery fleet" or "fishery vessels" refers to mobile floating objects of any kind and size, operating in freshwater, brackishwater and marine waters which are used for catching, harvesting, searching, transporting, landing, preserving and/or processing fish, shellfish and other aquatic organisms, residues and plants.

The Gross Register Tonnage represents the total measured cubic content of the permanently enclosed spaces of a vessel, with some allowances or deductions for exempt spaces such as living quarters (1 gross register ton = 100 cubic feet = 2.83 cubic metres).

To maintain consitency with the FAO approach, information is presented in length classes, rather than tonnage classes. For each length class, the number of vessels and the total capacity in Gross Tonnage are given.

The Fisheries Committee (COFI) from the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD) collects, on an annual basis from all its participating countries, data on landings, aquaculture production, fleet, employment in the fisheries sector, and government financial transfers. Data are collected from Fisheries Ministries, National Statistics Offices and other institution designated as an official data source.

Geographic coverage: The geographical area is the countries participating in the work of the COFI; but not all countries have information available do provide answers to our data surveys.