ANNEX
Technical, operational and economic characteristics of selected fishing vessels by country

R. Lasch

France

	Handliner			Gillnetter			Coastal trawler
Length (m)	8-10			10-12			15-17 5
kW	85			140			310
GRT
Age (years)
Fishing days/
year	185			200			225
Days/trip	1			1			1-3
Crew	1-2			2-3			4
Quantity (t)	11			31			76
US$
Earnings	58 900			150 000			354 500
Running costs	5 800	19%	13%	11 700	10%	8%	82 800	26%	24%
Vessel costs	8 300	26%	19%	26 000	22%	18%	67 200	21%	19%
Labour costs	11 800	38%	27%	69 200	58%	49%	147 800	46%	43%
General expenses	5 500	18%	13%	12 400	10%	9%	22 400	7%	6%
Operating costs	31 300	100%	72%	119 400	100%	84%	320 200	100%	93%
Gross cash flow	27 600			30 600			34 200
Capital costs	12 000		28%	22 000		16%	25 000		7%
Total costs	43 300		100%	141 400		100%	345 200		100%
Net cash flow (CFF)	15 600			8 600			9 200
Return on investment (ROI)	26%			8%			2%
*Investment costs*	*61 000*			*109 000*			*483 000*

	Deep sea trawler
Length (m)	17-19			20.5-24			28-33			50-54
kW	350			400			650			1 500
GRT
Age (years)
Fishing days/year	235			240			265			280
Days/trip	5-12			14			14-21			21-28
Crew	5			5-6			8			29
Quantity (t)	136			229			400			1 250
US$	525 900			644 600			812 500			2 375 000
Earnings	151 400	32%	28%	189 100	34%	30%	254 800	42%	34%	564 700	34%	29%
Vessel costs	81 700	17%	15%	96 900	17%	16%	89 600	15%	12%	301 500	18%	15%
Labour costs	205 600	43%	38%	225 100	40%	36%	229 800	38%	31%	724 500	43%	37%
General expenses	34 100	7%	6%	51 100	9%	8%	34 200	6%	5%	85 800	5%	4%
Operating costs	472 800	100%	86%	562 200	100%	90%	608 400	100%	81%	1 676 500	100%	85%
Gross cash flow	53 100			82 400			204 200			698 500
Capital costs	74 000		14%	60 000		10%	145 000		19%	299 000		15%
Total costs	546 800		100%	622 200		100%	753 400		100%	1 975 500		100%
Net cash flow (CFF)	-20 900			22 400			59 200			399 500
Return on investment (ROI)	Negative			3%			5%			20%
Investment costs	*554 000*			*709 000*			*1 131 000*			*1 980 000*

US$1 = €0.95

Germany

	Coastal and cutter deep-sea fisheries
	Coastal vessel			Trawling cutter
Length (m)	10-15			15-22			22-30
kW	100			200			360
GRT	15			50			150
Age (years)	23			34			34
Fishing days/year	100 - 120			150			180
Days/trip	1			2-5			4-6
Crew	2			2-3			3-4
Quantity (t)	60			100			400
US$
Total earnings	102 100			195 800			330 500
Running costs	22 200	33%	29%	53 300	30%	29%	80 900	31%	30%
Vessel costs	18 600	28%	24%	36 500	21%	20%	49 800	19%	18%
Labour costs	16 800	25%	22%	74 400	43%	40%	114 200	44%	42%
Other costs	9 600	14%	13%	10 700	6%	6%	14 700	6%	5%
Operating costs	67 100	100%	88%	175 000	100%	95%	259 600	100%	96%
Gross cash flow	35 000			20 800			71 000
Capital costs	9 000		12%	10 200		5%	10 900		4%
Total costs	76 100		100%	185 200		100%	270 500		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	25 900			10 600			60 100
Return on Investment (ROI)	9%			1%			3%
*Investment costs*	*300 000*			*1 000 000*			*2 000 000*

	Shrimp fishery			Trawler deep-sea fisheries
	Shrimper			Pelagic trawler			Groundfish trawler
Length (m)	15-20			90 - 120			60-90
kW	190			4 280			2 540
GRT	40			6 000			2 200
Age (years)	27			12			15
Fishing days/year	120-150			294			270
Days/trip	1-3			28			59
Crew	2-3			38			36
Quantity (t)	65			37 800			2 750
US$
Total earnings	223 500			18 358 200			4 173 800
Running costs	16 700	20%	17%	2 393 000	23%	19%	1 116 200	32%	26%
Vessel costs	13 800	17%	14%	2 781 500	27%	22%	659 400	19%	15%
Labour costs	43 300	52%	45%	3 645 600	36%	29%	1 221 200	35%	29%
Other costs	8 900	11%	9%	1 418 600	14%	11%	526 100	15%	12%
Operating costs	82 600	100%	85%	10 238 600	100%	81%	3 522 800	100%	82%
Gross cash flow	140 900			8 119 700			651 000
Capital costs	14 500		15%	2 457 000		19%	760 200		18%
Total costs	97 100		100%	12 695 600		100%	4 283 000		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	126 400			5 662 700			-109 200
Return on Investment (ROI)	14%			25%			Negative
*Investment costs*	*900 000*			*23 000 000*			*5 800 000*

Norway

	Factory trawler			Fresh fish trawler			Coastal purse seiner
Length (m)	60			47			26
kW	2 690			1 535			585
GRT	703			333			138
Age (years)
Fishing days/year	228			161			186
Days/trip	30			30			7
Crew	30			20			8
Quantity (t)	3 600			2 050			2 300
US$
Total earnings	4 500 000			2 505 000			1 200 000
Running costs	993 900	27%	23%	455 400	23%	20%	127 300	14%	12%
Vessel costs	847 500	23%	19%	501 600	25%	22%	217 000	24%	20%
Labour costs	1 441 000	38%	33%	803 300	41%	36%	478 200	52%	44%
Other costs	463 600	12%	11%	206 700	11%	9%	92 600	10%	9%
Operating costs	3 746 000	100%	86%	1 966 900	100%	87%	915 000	100%	85%
Gross cash flow	754 000			538 100			285 000
Capital costs	632 700		14%	288 100		13%	164 800		15%
Total costs	4 378 800		100%	2 255 000		100%	1 079 800		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	121 200			250 000			120 200
Return on investment (ROI)	3%			13%			10%
*Investment costs*	*4 184 300*			*1 967 200*			*1 174 900*

	Pout trawler			Gillnet handline
Length (m)	38			10			15
kW	985			85			210
GRT	206			10			29
Age (years)
Fishing days/year	268						177
Days/trip	14			1			2
Crew	6
Quantity (t)	7 000			54			200
US$
Total earnings	1 130 000			67 200			250 000
Running costs	260 200	27%	23%	7 700	14%	13%	25 500	12%	11%
Vessel costs	252 800	26%	22%	9 600	17%	16%	51 900	24%	22%
Labour costs	380 300	40%	33%	33 500	61%	56%	124 200	57%	53%
Other costs	63 500	7%	6%	4 400	8%	7%	15 700	7%	7%
Operating costs	956 800	100%	84%	55 200	100%	93%	217 200	100%	92%
Gross cash flow	173 200			12 000			32 800
Capital costs	184 400		16%	4 200		7%	18 500		8%
Total costs	1 141 200		100%	59 400		100%	235 700		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	-11 200			7 800			14 300
Return on investment (ROI)	Negative			31%			12%
*Investment costs*	*1 085 300*			*25 000*			*115 700*

	Line north Norway						Coastal south Norway
Length (m)	10			15			10			15
kW	90			200			90			200
GRT	10			24			10			25
Age (years)
Fishing days/ year				164						178
Days/trip	1			2			1			2
Crew							1-2			2-4
*Quantity (t)*	57			139			48			162
US$
Total earnings	82 600			219 000			67 100			214 900
Running costs	9 700	13%	13%	22 400	12%	11%	8 100	14%	13%	21 900	13%	11%
Vessel costs	12 700	18%	16%	31 000	17%	16%	14 200	24%	22%	43 100	25%	22%
Labour costs	42 800	59%	55%	114 400	62%	58%	33 000	56%	51%	99 700	57%	50%
Other costs	7 100	10%	9%	16 200	9%	8%	3 400	6%	5%	8 700	5%	4%
Operating costs	72 300	100%	94%	184 100	100%	94%	58 700	100%	91%	173 400	100%	87%
Gross cash flow	10 300			34 900			8 400			41 500
Capital costs	4 800		6%	12 500		6%	6 000		9%	26 200		13%
Total costs	77 200		100%	196 500		100%	64 700		100%	199 600		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	5 400			22 500			2 400			15 300
Return on investment (ROI)	18%			38%			6%			8%
Investment costs	*30 400*			*59 900*			*42 500*			*185 600*

	Danish seiner			Shrimp trawler
Length (m)	18			10			15
kW	280			145			220
GRT	41			14			26
Age (years)
Fishing days/	173						207
year
Days/trip	2			1			1
Crew	4			1-2			2-4
*Quantity (t)*	283			28			45
US$
Total earnings	300 600			77 600			136 300
Running costs	28 400	12%	11%	11 900	18%	16%	28 700	24%	20%
Vessel costs	47 200	19%	18%	13 800	21%	18%	25 900	22%	18%
Labour costs	148 700	61%	56%	37 100	55%	50%	56 900	48%	39%
Other costs	20 500	8%	8%	4 600	7%	6%	7 900	7%	5%
Operating costs	244 800	100%	92%	67 500	100%	90%	119 400	100%	82%
Gross cash flow	55 800			10 100			16 900
Capital costs	21 500		8%	7 500		10%	26 200		18%
Total costs	266 300		100%	75 000		100%	145 600		100%
Net cash flow (NCF)	34 300			2 600			-9 300
Return on investment (ROI)	32%			5%			Negative
*Investment costs*	*106 300*			*52 100*			*187 300*