Ahmet Seref KORKMAZ, Tolga COSKUN
This study was carried out to determine the socioeconomic indicators in the 2008/2009 fishing season of the industrial (medium- and large-scale) fishing vessels 44 nos. in the province of Sinop. Fishing vessels were grouped as purse-seiner (1 nos.), trawler (8 nos.) and trawler-purseseiner (35 nos.) according to fishery types. Technical, economic and social data related with fishing activity were collected by filling of questionnaires forms using face-to-face survey with vessel’s owner or operator. From collected data, local socio-economic indicators of the industrial fishing vessels were determined. According to obtained results, 29.55 per cent of the industrial fishing vessels in Sinop Province were determined to show the negative economic performance. 75 per cent of trawler vessels and 20 per cent of trawler- purse-seiner vessels were shown the negative economic performance. Otherwise, purse-seiner and trawler vessels were provided low return more than alternative investment tools by profit rate.
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