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Table 4. Number of Sicilian fishing vessels
in the ports of the Channel of Sicily by power

classes (2004).

Power classes (kW) No. %

Up to 49.99 428 39.63
50–99.99 184 17.04
100–149.99
150–199.99 87 8.06
200–299.99 101 9.35
300 and over 138 12.78
Total 142 13.15
1080 100.00

Source: Our processing on the EU Fishing Fleet
Register database.

Table 5. Number of Sicilian fishing vessels
in the ports of the Channel of Sicily by age of

the hull classes (2004).

Age classes No. %

Up to 4 yr 33 3.06
5–9 yr 28 2.59
10–14 yr 60 5.56
15–19 yr 130 12.04
20–24 yr 137 12.69
25 and over 634 58.70
Unknown 58 5.37
Total 1080 100.00

Source: Our processing on the EU Fishing Fleet
Register database.

and gillnets, used exclusively—or in alternation with other methods—by 82.9% of vessels
(see table 6).

It is worth pointing out that only 9.2% of vessels use a variety of fishing gear; regarding the
use of one type of gear only, the most commonly used is bottom otter trawls (39.5% of vessels,

Table 6. Sicilian fishing fleet in the ports of the Channel of Sicily by fishing segments (2004).

Fishing segments No. vessels % Tonnage (GRT) Engine power (kW)
x¯ S CV x¯ S CV
Small-scale coastal <12 m
Bottom trawlers in coastal 182 16.85 3.39 2.17 0.64 23.95 24.74 1.03
213 19.72 57.31 46.49 0.81 212.99 131.20 0.62
zone
Small purse seiners 502 46.48 11.02 15.46 1.40 74.18 82.92 1.12
Polyvalents in coastal zone 90 8.33 48.23 208.21 4.32 39.89 118.02 2.96
Bottom trawlers in 62 5.74 169.15 40.99 0.24 502.82 183.25 0.36

mediterranean zone 8 0.74 136.57 50.93 0.37 490.39 252.78 0.52
Polyvalents non trawlers 7 0.65 97.15 60.77 0.63 375.70 199.63 0.53
Tuna purse seiners 15 1.39 347.23 90.57 0.26 1027.25 352.24 0.34
Trawlers and purse seiners 1 0.09 1.67 0.00 0.00 14.70 0.00
Not covered by IV MAGP 1080 100.00 37.18 62.92 1.69 147.09 0.00 1.32
Total 194.12

Source: Our processing on the EU Fishing Fleet Register database.