Table 1.--THE GAMBIA. Fishing licenses issued, by country, number of vessels, and tonnage, 1985-92. 



Country of Registration 



Registered Vessels 



Registered Tonnage 



Number 



Gross Registered Tons 



Belgium 



301 



Brazil 



89 



China 



143 



France 



99 



61,241 



Gambia 



221 



55,645 



Ghana 



11 



4,859 



Greece 



83 



18,042 



Honduras 3 



17 



4,349 



Italy 



1,441 



Japan 



20 



7,487 



Kaliningrad (Russia) 



884 



Kiev (Ukraine) 



419 



Korea, Republic of 



18 



7,318 



Latvia 



193 



Morocco 



1,507 



Nigeria 



11 



8,440 



Panama b 



20 



6,220 



Portugal 



1,186 



Senegal 



176 



38,311 



Sierra Leone 



33 



8,963 



Spain 



237 



70,047 



St. Vincent c 



1,368 



United Kingdom 



916 



United States 



10 



830 



Total European Community 



434 



153,174 



TOTAL 



990 



300,199 



Source: "World Fishing Fleet Study," U.S. Embassy, Banjul, The Gambia, June 29, 1993. 



a Presumably reflagged vessels. 



b Presumably vessels reflagged in Panama. 



c Presumably vessels reflagged in St. Vincent. 



