Annual Fleet Report 2021 – Belgium: ‘Sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities’
Maertens, B. (2022). Annual Fleet Report 2021 – Belgium: ‘Sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities’. Departement Landbouw en Visserij: Brussel. 26 pp.
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Document type: Annual report
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In 2021 the capacity of the Belgian fleet increased by 2 400 kW and 436 GT (compared with 2020) to 43 629 kW and 13 689 GT. This increase is due to the introduction of two fishing vessels using the reserved capacity of previously withdrawn vessels. As a result, that capacity reserve has been exhausted and the (slightly) distorted picture following the withdrawals in 2018-2019 has been brought back into balance. In general, the Belgian fishing fleet has decreased sharply, by a total of 36% in kW terms and 44% in GT terms, compared with the 2003 reference level. Fishing capacity is thus also well below the reference levels (Table 4.1). There were 64 fishing vessels at the end of 2021. |
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