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Task 3: Vessel Construction Costs 



Objective : 



Compile and maintain series on the current cost of construc- 

 tion for each major type and size of vessel. 



Plan of Action: 



Survey of shipyards that build fishing vessels. 



End Product : 



Information which can be combined with cost and earnings data 

 to project rates of return on new investments in the harvest 

 sector. 



Purpose/ Bene fit : 



Complement cost and earnings data which will reflect historical 

 construction costs in calculation of depreciation and rates of 

 return. 



Schedule : 



Annual — initiation immediately 



Budget : 



$50,000 per year. 



