APPENDIX J: HOLLAND 



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Table XliTI. Number of boats nf Dutch North Sea fisheries, regardless of the use, with the size (gross tonnage) 



A. 



4. Type of Boats 



The steamships used by the Dutch fishermen are: 



Steamers. 



a. Steamtrawlers of the ordinary pattern and Steamluggers, of a brutto tonnage 

 of 249—730 (average 521) m^. The crew consists of 12 when trawling, of 16 

 to 17 men when the ship is used for the herring-fishery. 



b. Steam -longline- vessels and luggers, being characterised by a well or "bun" which 

 is in open communication with the sea and which serves for landing the fish in 

 living condition. The tonnage of these ships is from 297—586 (average 489) m^. 

 The crew is 14 when trawling or fishing with the longline (in winter) and 16 

 when the ship is used for the herring fishery (in summer and autumn). 



B. Motorboats: sloop-pattern with a petroleum-motor. When used for the herring 

 fishery it has a crew of 16 men, when used for the longline fishery of 14 men. 



C. Sailers : 



a. Sloops of 281—296 m^ (average 262 m^). 



b. Luggers of 200—287 m^ (average 240 m»). 



c. Luggers of 116 — 233 m^ (average 174 m^). 



d. Bumboats (with flat bottom) of 116— 166 m'* (average 144 m*), 



e. So-called "cutters", "schokkers" and "blazers", small ships, rarely with a well, 

 of 18— Söm'', average 27 m=* (Ships used on the Zuidersee also) 



f. So-called "hoogaarzen", "blazers", shrimpers: small ships, rarely with a well, of 

 12—30 m*, average 20 m». Ships used for the catch of shrimps with the 

 shrimp-trawl (N.B. hoogaarzen are used also for the catch of oysters and 

 mussels on the Scheldt). 



' For the figures of this column, compare note on foregoing page. 

 ' Idem. 



