Table 9.7 :  AVERAGE NUMBER OF VESSELS ENGAGED PER MONTH IN FISHING AND
NUMBER OF FISHING TRIPS BY LOCALITY, 2011
	Fishing Trips		Average no. of vessels engaged per month
Locality	Mechanised	Sailing	Mechanised	Sailing
	Masdhoni	Masdhoni	Masdhoni	Masdhoni
Republic	137,784	2,880	9,237	183
Male'	14,271	27	1,724	23
Atolls	123,512	2,853	7,513	160
HA	5,751	374	399	23
HDh	8,404	35	549	3
Sh	10,944	0	811	0
N	2,797	0	202	0
R	6,927	196	407	8
B	5,301	130	454	11
Lh	3,043	0	202	0
K	10,284	0	524	0
AA	4,343	0	272	0
ADh	13,588	0	641	0
V	2,737	0	175	0
M	4,099	0	318	0
F	4,686	134	251	10
Dh	2,387	0	188	0
Th	6,437	276	351	12
L	5,287	0	329	0
GA	7,365	271	449	15
GDh	4,757	639	301	39
Gn	10,105	493	433	20
S	4,270	305	257	19
Table 9.7  ( continued )
Locality	Fishing Trips				Average no. of vessels engaged per month
	Mechanised	Sailing	Rowing	Miscellaneous	Mechanised	Sailing	Rowing	Miscellaneous
	vadhu dhoni	vadhu dhoni	boats		vadhu dhoni	vadhu dhoni	boats
Republic	3,415	1,218	4,482	68	253	82	302	29
Male'	110	3	356	12	26	2	27	4
Atolls	3,305	1,215	4,127	56	227	80	275	25
HA	0	476	668	0	0	32	52	0
HDh	355	0	0	0	26	0	0	0
Sh	462	71	34	0	38	11	2	0
N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
R	91	25	582	0	4	3	39	5
B	404	0	0	16	45	0	0	1
Lh	0	0	102	0	0	0	10	0
K	36	0	88	0	4	0	6	0
AA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ADh	860	0	0	0	41	0	0	12
V	320	0	0	0	20	0	0	0
M	2	0	30	0	1	0	3	0
F	0	0	95	40	0	0	8	2
Dh	0	0	282	0	0	0	19	0
Th	0	332	206	0	0	22	15	0
L	0	0	157	0	0	0	11	0
GA	0	0	162	0	0	0	10	1
GDh	177	0	42	0	13	0	3	2
Gn	15	311	1,553	0	2	12	87	0
S	583	0	127	0	33	0	10	0
Source: Ministry of Fisheries  and Agriculture