Inshore Fishing Fleet

HC Deb 10 July 1979 vol 970 c149W

Mr. John Home Robertson

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the average age of vessels at present in service in the British inshore fishing fleet.

Mr. Peter Walker

The age structure of vessels between 40 ft. and 80 ft. in length in Great Britain at 31 December 1978 was as follows:

Vessel age and number of vessels
26 years old and over	…	…	618
21–25	…	…	275
16–20	…	…	236
11–15	…	…	213
6–10	…	…	318
5 and under	…	…	246
			1,906