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The gross average cubic capacity of the steam trawlers is 501 m 3, varying from 

 369 to 637 m 3. 



Belgium: The steam-trawlers mentioned belong entirely to Ostend. 



France: The number of steam-trawlers fishing in the North Sea is not known. 

 In the XVIIth Annual Report of the Inspectors of Sea Fisheries (England and 

 Wales) it is stated, that there were 19 steam-trawlers of French nationality fishing in the 

 North Sea in 1901, and 3 in 1902. 



England: The numbers given in the table are taken from the Report from the 

 Select Committee on the Sea Fisheries Bill (H. L.), 1904, p. 158. They represent 

 the steam trawlers fishing from English North Sea ports, but only a portion of them fish 

 constantly in the North Sea. Reliable data can only be obtained for the years mentioned. 



Scotland: The numbers represent only the Scottish steam-trawlers fishing from the 

 North Sea ports, but a portion of these are often fishing out of the North Sea. 



B. Sailing-trawlers 



Denmark: The numbers recorded refer to the cutters and large decked boats (see 

 Part I, p. 27). Their average tonnage is over 20 tons gross. These use the "snurre- 

 vaad" or plaice-seine, not the trawl. The numbers in brackets refer to the Kattegat 

 boats which fish for a part of the year in the North Sea. 



Germany: The size and type of boat are various. The occasional trawlers 

 include a considerable number of boats which take part in the drift-net fishing. 



Holland: A large number (over 500) of small coastal trawlers have been omitted 

 (see Part I, p. 75). 



Belgium: The numbers given refer only to the sailing boats of Ostend. A large 

 number of trawlers belong also to the smaller towns on the Belgian coast (see Part I, 

 p. 91) but they are mostly small coastal trawlers. 



England: It is impossible to ascertain the number of sailing trawlers belonging 

 only to the east coast of England. The numbers given in the Reports of Inspectors 

 refer to the classes of boats, not distinguishing drift-net boats from trawlers. In the 

 XVIIth Annual Report, however, a table is given distinguishing the various methods of 

 fishing, and it is from this table that the present figures have been taken. The numbers 

 refer, however, to the 1st class boats for all England and Wales (see Part I, p. 107). 



Reliable data exist only for the years mentioned. 



