Medidas de Gestao das Pescarias Marinhas e Aquicultura 2019 The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 | Page 53

THE STATE OF WORLD FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE 2018
FIGURE 13
SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF MOTORIZED FISHING VESSELS BY REGION, 2016
World
Oceania
North America
Europe
Asia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Africa
0
20
40
60
80
100
PERCENTAGE
LOA 0–11.9 m
LOA 12–23.9 m
LOA ≥24 m
» The largest absolute number of unpowered
highest in Oceania, Europe and North America.
Worldwide, FAO estimated about 44 600 fishing
vessels with LOA of at least 24 m for 2016.
vessels was in Asia, with over 1.2 million in 2016,
followed by Africa (just under 500 000 non-
motorized boats), Latin America and the
Caribbean, Oceania, North America and Europe
in descending order. These undecked vessels
were mostly in the length overall (LOA) class of
less than 12 m and included the smallest boats
used for fishing.
Size distribution of vessels and the importance
of small boats Despite the global prevalence of small vessels,
estimations of their numbers are likely to be
less accurate, as they are often not subject to
registration requirements as larger vessels are,
and even when registered they may not be
reported in national statistics. The lack of
information and reporting is particularly acute
for inland water f leets, which are often entirely
omitted from national or local registries.
In 2016, about 86 percent of the motorized
fishing vessels in the world were in the LOA
class of less than 12 m, the vast majorit y of
which were undecked, and those small vessels
dominated in all regions (Figure 13). Asia had the
largest absolute number of motorized vessels
under 12 m, followed by Latin America and the
Caribbean. Only about 2 percent of all
motorized fishing vessels were 24 m and larger
(roughly more than 100 gross tonnage [GT]),
and the proportion of these large boats was Table 15 shows the number of vessels reported
by selected countries and territories from each
region, categorized by LOA class and
motorization status. While these fig ures are
not necessarily representative of each region,
it is notable that only eight of the 28 countries
and territories shown had 200 or more vessels
over 24 m LOA. Usually the non-motorized
vessels are a minor component of the total
national f leet; exceptions include Benin, where »
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