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Fishing vessel
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<p>A fishing vessel is a <a href="/facts/Boat/dz9LnNN6">boat</a> or <a href="/facts/Ship/418ptx1L">ship</a> used to <a href="/facts/Fishing/EBVEPvhI">catch</a> <a href="/facts/Fish/fln4gH9V">fish</a> and other valuable <a href="/facts/Nektonic/YDcG2D6x">nektonic</a> <a href="/facts/Aquatic_animal/tY7gyRWl">aquatic animals</a> (e.g. <a href="/facts/Shrimp/QeWUDe2b">shrimps</a>/<a href="/facts/Prawn/br8vDAIB">prawns</a>, <a href="/facts/Krill/q11notjt">krills</a>, <a href="/facts/Coleoid/QMkYodBe">coleoids</a>, etc.) in the <a href="/facts/Sea/7eo8zrRW">sea</a>, <a href="/facts/Lake/YP0xxn0E">lake</a> or <a href="/facts/River/GxdjEX21">river</a>. <a href="/facts/Human/rlcTENsr">Humans</a> have used different kinds of surface vessels in <a href="/facts/Commercial_fishing/8XF3oLTc">commercial</a>, <a href="/facts/Artisan_fishing/Deg7avbU">artisanal</a> and <a href="/facts/Recreational_fishing/TxSCu0X3">recreational fishing</a>. </p><p>Prior to the 1950s there was little standardisation of fishing boats. Designs could vary between localities and even different <a href="/facts/Boatyard/hxUHLNN6">boatyards</a>. Traditional fishing boats were built of <a href="/facts/Wood/z13NpHPl">wood</a>, which is not often used nowadays because of higher maintenance costs and lower durability. <a href="/facts/Fibreglass/T6MtJ4ep">Fibreglass</a> is used increasingly in smaller fishing vessels up to 25 metres (100-tonne displacement), while <a href="/facts/Steel/aN6qWo4H">steel</a> is usually used on vessels above 25 metres. </p><p>It is difficult to estimate the number of <a href="/facts/Recreational_boat_fishing/N4alu1ul">recreational fishing boats</a>. They range in size from small <a href="/facts/Dinghies/SkIGaMWD">dinghies</a>, <a href="/facts/Sailboat/1dygt5l1">sailboats</a> and <a href="/facts/Motorboat/Pn69LdXT">motorboats</a> to large <a href="/facts/Superyacht/UmXD8DXJ">superyachts</a> and chartered <a href="/facts/Cruiseliner/PzQCcICA">cruiseliners</a>. Unlike commercial fishing vessels, recreational fishing vessels are often more for leisurely <a href="/facts/Cruising_(maritime)/cNtKFxkk">cruising</a> other than dedicated just to fishing. </p>