CRD 07-15 Table 57

CRD 07-15 Table 57. Mean vessel characteristics by ton class^a for U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic mid-water trawl vessels, 1996–2004
	TC2		TC3		TC4
	Mean	CV	Mean	CV	Mean	CV
*Average Vessel Horsepower (VHP)*
1996	311	13	625	37	969	30
1997	285	18	632	75	957	32
1998	385	35	698	69	1,203	47
1999	427	31	709	72	1,152	53
2000	400	30	713	78	1,131	50
2001	431	46	649	81	1,281	50
2002	376	44	904	69	1,363	45
2003	411	29	802	70	1,315	48
2004	429	28	850	71	1,331	42
*Average Vessel Length (Feet)*
1996	42	22	75	8	93	20
1997	47	28	74	15	93	20
1998	45	12	75	15	98	19
1999	41	10	75	16	94	18
2000	39	10	78	14	94	17
2001	44	15	76	14	98	19
2002	40	17	81	17	102	22
2003	38	9	73	18	102	22
2004	39	8	75	19	104	22
*Average Gross Registered Tons (GRT)*
1996	25	54	118	17	181	8
1997	34	43	112	22	180	8
1998	31	35	118	20	197	35
1999	20	41	115	23	201	39
2000	17	53	121	17	198	35
2001	23	31	121	12	201	34
2002	18	20	127	11	204	38
2003	18	10	114	26	202	38
2004	19	17	117	26	206	39
^a Ton classes are defined as: TC1 is 1-4 Gross Registered Tons (GRT), TC2 is 5-50 GRT, TC3 is 51-150 GRT, TC4 is 151-500 GRT and TC5 is greater than 500 GRT. There were no mid-water trawl vessels in TC1 or TC5.

(Modified Jun. 13 2008)