[2024/ 1/ 13] The table below shows the fishing industry in a European country according to four indicators in 2022.
【主體段分段】:
- Body 1:Annual catch
- Body 2:Annual pay for each employee + annual fuel
【開頭段】
The table presents information of large-scale industrial ships and small-scale fishing boats in a country in Europe for the year 2002.
【概述段】
In general, although more people were employed in small-scale fishing boats, smaller vessels had less catch than large ships. Besides, the operating cost of larger ships far outnumbered that of small boats both in terms of annual pay for employees and the fuel consumption.
Looking at the information in more detail, we can see that only 500,000 people worked in big-scale industrial ships, and this figure was significantly less than the number of those working in smaller fishing boats. However, industrial ships noticeably outnumbered fishing boats in terms of annual catch. The former caught 29 million tonnes of fish for food, but only 24 million tonnes of fish was caught by small fishing boats for this purpose. Also, while the quantity of fish caught for industrial process by large ships was 22 million tonnes, small fishing boats showed no records of catch in this item.
We can also find that compared with employees of large ships who earned an annual salary of $25,000~$35,000, people working in small-scale fishing boats got lower annual pay($200-$300). Also, 65,000 gallons of fuel was needed for a larger vessel, whereas for a smaller vessel, only 8,500 gallons were necessary.