Artisanal Fleet Sample Clauses

Artisanal Fleet. Looking at the whole islands xx xxx Gilbert group about 78.4% of all the households are engaged in some form of fishing activity. Out of this proportion 14% are estimated to be full time, fishing household who derive their main source of income from fishing, 19% part time, fishing household who sometimes fish when there is a need for cash, and 67% comprise the subsistence-fishing households. Since the introduction of motorised fishing boats and their increase in numbers through the years, the fishermen have ventured to more and more distant fishing grounds. Inter-island travelling with small outboard-powered canoes and skiffs has also been increasing over recent years. Small-scale commercial fishing is concentrated around Tarawa where market conditions are better than in other parts of the country. For South Tarawa alone, in 2003, there were 729 operational engines. It is estimated that there are over 200 troll boats presently active on Tarawa which employ 300 fishermen full time and 300 fishermen part time. A prevailing issue is that most artisanal vessels measure less than 7 m. which falls below the threshold for health and safety requirements.

Artisanal Fleet. Landings from the artisanal fleet are not known. However, on the basis of net consumption figures (i.e. based upon import and export trade flows) approaching 100 kg. per year, the catch can reasonably be estimated at between 8,000 t. and 10,000 t.