Netherlands - Fishing vessels by age and legal status

4 Classification of vessels by legal status for NUTSIII regions (1997)    
NUTS III      
Region Classification of vessels by legal status    
  Family Corporate 1) Other
Delfzijl 7    
Ov. Groningen 47    
N.Friesland 41    
Z.W.Friesland 8    
Kop N.Holland 109    
IJmond 6 4  
Grt. Amsterdam 4    
Aggl. Leiden 12 2  
Aggl. s’Gravenh. 6 8  
Grt. Rijnmond 63    
Zws-Vlaanderen 11    
Ov. Zeeland 45    
Flevoland 77    
Total 436 14  
Source: Fisheries Directorate of Ministry LNV; LEI-DLO.      
1) Vessels of the Distant Water Fisheries; a substantial part (30-40%) of the cutter fleet has the legal status of limited liability company but these vessels are in fact owned by family enterprises. This applies in particular to their access to financial markets      
Region Classification of vessels per age class                  
  0<5 5<10 10<15 15<20 20<25 25<30 30<35 35<40 >=40 Other
Delfzijl e.o.       2       2 3  
Ov. Groningen 4 2 5 2 1 1 4 5 23  
N.Friesland 2 5 3 1 2   5 5 18  
Z.W.Friesland 4 3           1    
Kop N.Holland 5 21 26 7 5 5 15 16 9  
IJmond   1 4 1     1 1 2  
Grt. Amsterdam     2     1 1      
Aggl. Leiden 1 3 3 4   1 1 1    
Aggl. s’Gravenh. 3 2 4 2   2     1  
Grt. Rijnmond 1 15 22 17 1     3 4  
Zws-Vlaanderen     5       3 2 1  
Ov. Zeeland 3 8 23 6   2 1   2  
Flevoland 5 16 14 24 11 2 2 1 2  
Total 28 76 111 66 20 14 33 37 65  
Source: Fisheries Directorate of Ministry LNV; Shipping Inspection; LEI-DLO                    

Last Updated on 03/03/00
By Ian Goulding
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