International Fleet has Doubled Since 1950

3.7-Million Fishing Vessels Now Plying the World’s Oceans If you walk into any rural community or fisheries-related museum anywhere in Atlantic Canada, chances are you will see old, faded photographs of busy harbours hanging on the walls. Harbours that were not only bustling with people and commerce but were absolutely filled with boats — in many cases hundreds of small fishing vessels, backed with impressive looking schooners at anchor. There were so many small boats back then, that ...