APPENDIX IV APPENDIX IV 
Denmark's fishing 
vessels with engines 
Gross registered 
tonnage Number 
1973,° >; gnghodl 
0-50 6,683 6,822 
Syl S0) 379 399 
IESE 1)(0)0 61 96 
Total 7 Les pcg 
Denmark also has a large number of small, motorless 
coastal vessels. The number of boats in this fleet decreased 
by about 200 between 1973 and 1974. 
Generally, the larger vessels are the newer and more 
modern ships. Twelve new vessels of the 151-500 tonnage 
group were completed during 1974. The age of the smaller 
boats extends up to 40 years. 
OWNERSHIP, EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES 
Two-thirds of the Danish fleet is owned and operated by 
individual or family enterprises. These vessels constitute 
the in-shore fishing fleet. Most of the larger vessels, es- 
pecially those used for industrial purposes, are company owned. 
The number of Danish fishermen has increased slightly 
from 4769 since '972" co [5200-745 Aboute4 -O0UNGE 
these are part-time fishermen. Although total fishermen are 
increasing, fewer young people are entering the fishing in- 
dustry. The average age of the Danish fishermen is 50 years. 
The fishing industry is not unionized. Pressure to do 
so has failed. Instead, the Government has two organizational 
bodies on the east and west coasts who set fishing policy. 
Wages paid to fishermen are usually a share of the net pro- 
ceeds derived from the catch. 
MAJOR FISHING AREA 
The North Sea is the most important fishing area for 
Danish fishermen accounting for 78 percent of the 1974 fish 
catch. The North Atlantic, including the waters off 
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