Coordinating Working Party on Fishery Statistics (CWP)
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 Vessel length The most frequently used and preferred measure of the length of a fishing vessel is length overall (LOA) which refers to the maximum length of a vessel from the two points on the hull most distant from each other,... More
 Other measures of the length of vessels are: Waterline length (LWL) which refers to the length of the designed waterline of the vessel. This measure is used in determining certain properties of a vessel for example, the water displacement; Length... More