Table 40.  Changes in employment indicators by vessel size category (May through April, all trips).
    Year
Vessel Size 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Less than < 30'
Total CREW POSITIONS 105 91 106 90 77 73 71 70 56
Total CREW-TRIPS 2,881 2,784 3,103 2,531 2,462 2,108 2,117 2,262 2,464
Total CREW-DAYS 951 904 1,055 840 812 682 726 805 824
Crew-days/Crew-trips 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.33
30' to < 50'
Total CREW POSITIONS 1,152 1,066 1,017 969 889 873 830 802 748
Total CREW-TRIPS 89,238 85,156 88,260 69,547 69,207 66,655 59,281 59,048 54,447
Total CREW-DAYS 43,382 40,431 39,920 33,443 35,173 34,384 32,170 31,643 28,307
Crew-days/Crew-trips 0.49 0.47 0.45 0.48 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.52
50' to < 75'
Total CREW POSITIONS 867 795 751 683 674 669 630 645 622
Total CREW-TRIPS 47,957 45,383 43,513 38,079 37,219 35,364 32,891 28,969 30,763
Total CREW-DAYS 78,968 75,742 75,543 65,498 65,231 66,012 63,048 59,728 62,341
Crew-days/Crew-trips 1.65 1.67 1.74 1.72 1.75 1.87 1.92 2.06 2.03
75' and above
Total CREW POSITIONS 605 589 568 529 542 532 507 503 504
Total CREW-TRIPS 16,356 16,789 15,644 14,279 13,647 13,435 12,624 12,585 12,764
Total CREW-DAYS 77,361 74,980 72,545 70,753 68,640 68,019 62,176 59,305 62,080
Crew-days/Crew-trips 4.73 4.47 4.64 4.96 5.03 5.06 4.93 4.71 4.86
All Sizes
Total CREW POSITIONS 2,730 2,541 2,441 2,270 2,183 2,146 2,038 2,019 1,930
Total CREW-TRIPS 156,432 150,112 150,520 124,436 122,535 117,562 106,913 102,864 100,438
Total CREW-DAYS 200,661 192,057 189,063 170,533 169,856 169,097 158,121 151,481 153,551
Crew-days/Crew-trips 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.37 1.39 1.44 1.48 1.47 1.53
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Source:  NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
Run Date:  October, 2015
These data are the best available to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Data sources for this report include: (1) Vessels via VMS; (2) Vessels via vessel logbook reports; (3) Dealers via Dealer Electronic reporting. Differences with previous reports are due to corrections made to the database.
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