CIRCULAR 48, COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS AND GEAR 



SWORDF/SH VESSEL 



SWORDFISH VESSEL 



Length in Feet 32 to 83 



Beam in Feet 9 to 2 1 



Draft in Feet 3 to 10 



Net Tonnage 5 to 56 



Construction Wood 



Engine: Type Diesel or Gas 



Horsepower 50 to 150 



Type of Refrigeration Ice or None 



Cruising Speed 5 to 8 Knots 



Average Crew 2 to 3 



Length of Trip 1 to 16 Days 



Convertibility to 



Other Types of Gear Trawl, Seine, Lobster 



Pots, Clam Dredge 

 and Gill Netter 



MAIN AREA OF FISHING OPERATION 



m ATLANTIC OCEAN 



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