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Table 2a. Multispecies permit 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 multispecies permit at the end of fishing year 1999; DAS
= days at sea.) |
| |
Multispecies
Permit Category |
Percentage
of Vessels |
Number
of Vessels |
Average
Allocated DAS |
|
A |
(Individual DAS) |
31 |
10.4 |
122.6 |
|
B |
(Fleet DAS) |
255 |
85.9 |
88.0 |
|
D |
(Hook gear) |
6 |
2.0 |
88.0 |
|
G |
(Large-mesh fleet DAS) |
3 |
1.0 |
120.0 |
|
K |
(Nonregulated) |
2 |
0.7 |
|
| Table 2b. Comparative permit 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 multispecies
permit at the end of fishing year 1999; DAS = days at sea.) |
| |
Multispecies
Permit Category |
Number
of Vessels |
Percentage
of Vessels |
Average
Allocated DAS |
|
A |
(Individual DAS) |
137 |
3.7 |
126.8 |
|
B |
(Fleet DAS) |
1,269 |
34.2 |
88.0 |
|
C |
(Small vessel exemption) |
14 |
0.4 |
N/A |
|
D |
(Hook gear) |
197 |
5.3 |
88.0 |
|
E |
(Combination vessel) |
42 |
1.1 |
45.2 |
|
G |
(Large-mesh fleet DAS) |
17 |
0.5 |
120.0 |
|
H |
(Hand gear) |
895 |
24.1 |
N/A |
|
I |
(Charter/party boat) |
406 |
10.9 |
N/A |
|
J |
(Scallop possession limit) |
158 |
4.3 |
N/A |
|
K |
(Nonregulated) |
579 |
15.6 |
N/A |