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stocks within its 200-mile zone but is reserving the right 
to make final decisions. The Commission would continue to 
set fishing quotas beyond the 200-mile zone. 
STRUCTURE OF THE FISHING FLEET 
The Canadian fishing fleet totaled 35,528 vessels in 
1973. About 81 percent of the vessels were on the Atlantic 
coast and about 19 percent were on the Pacific coast. The 
following table shows the number of Canadian vessels of 
various sizes. 
Gross registered tons Vessels 
Under 10 29,640 
10 to 24 2S 
2 Secon g9 2316 
100 and over SS 
Total SoS 
As the table illustrates, the fleet is made up prima- 
rily of small craft, with over 95 percent of the fleet being 
less than 25 gross registered tons. These small vessels 
generally stay within a day's voyage of home port. Canada 
engages in little distant water fishing. 
OWNERSHIP, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES 
Most fishing vessels are owned and operated by fisher- 
men. Principal exceptions are about 250 larger vessels, 
generally at least 100-feet long, which are owned by inte- 
grated enterprises that catch, process, and trade fish on 
the Atlantic coast. 
In 1973 there were almost 51,000 marine fishermen. 
Although this total represented a slight increase over 1972, 
it was down substantially from a 19-year high of over 64,000 
fishermen in 1963. About 77 percent of the fishermen were 
on the Atlantic coast and about 23 percent were on the Pa- 
cific coast. In most cases, fishermen had other part-time 
jobs. Along parts of the Atlantic, for example, it was 
common for fishermen to also work as farmers and loggers. 
The incomes of commercial fishermen tend to be low. 
However, there are wide variations among regions. On the 
average, Pacific fishermen receive an annual gross income of 
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