Appendix 1. Examples of small-scale and industrial/commercial fisheries classifications

Countries

Small-scale fisheries

Industrial/Commercial fisheries

Cambodia

Coastal fisheries: small-scale fisheries with/without engine (from 5 - 50 hp) operating in Zone 1.

Commercial fisheries: more than 50 hp operating in Zone 2.

Indonesia

Small-scale fisheries:
a) Outboard engines less than 10 hp or 5 gt operating in Zone 1. Trawls, purse seines and gill nets are not allowed, except for purse seine with a head rope less than 120 m.
b) Inboard engines less than 50 hp or 25 gt operating in Zone 2. Trawl and purse seine are not allowed, except purse seines with a head rope less than 300 m.

Industrial fisheries:
a) Inboard engine less than 200 hp or 100 gt operating in Zone 3. Purse seining is allowed, except those with a head rope less than 600 m.
b) All fishing vessels and fishing gear operating in Zone 4.

Malaysia

Traditional fisheries: small-scale fi sheries using traditional fishing gears (i.e. other than trawls and purse seines) with vessels less than 10 gt operating in all zones concentrating in Zone 1.

Commercial fisheries:
Medium and large-scale fisheries using commercial fishing gears such as trawls and purse seines.
a) With vessels less than 40 gt operating in Zone 2.
b) With vessels from 40 - 70 gt operating in Zone 3.
c) With vessels above 70 gt operating in Zone 4.

Philippines

Municipal fisheries: small-scale fisheries with vessels of less than 3 gt operating in Zones 1 and 2.

Commercial fisheries:
a) Small-scale commercial fisheries from 3.1 - 20 gt vessels operating in Zone 2; can also operate within 10.1 - 15 km (within Zone 1) if authority is granted by the concerned local government unit (LGU).
b) Medium-scale commercial fisheries: from 20.1-150 gt operating in Zone 2; can also operate within 10.1-15 km (within Zone 1) if authority is granted by the commercial local government unit (LGU).
c) Large-scale commercial fisheries: more than 150 gt operating in Zone 2.

Thailand

Small-scale fisheries: vessels of less than

Large-scale fisheries: vessels of more than 5 gt operating in Zone 2.

Viet Nam

5 gt operating in Zone 1. Small-scale fisheries: vessels with no engine, or with engines, but less than 40 hp.

Large-scale fisheries: vessels with engines more than 40 hp.