FAO/FIIT Fishing Vessels Types Fact-Sheet Handliners updated : 09-mai-2001 ISSCFV Classification : > Category : Liners > Type : Handliners Vessel characteristics Profile Vessel Class: Length: <12 m Power: all Tonnage: all Deck Type: Normally undecked vessels comprising canoes and other small or medium sized vessels without any special features for gear handling. General Description: Hand lines boats operate all over the world, some in shallow waters and some fishing depths of up to 300 meters deep. Traditional handliners use no winch or gurdy. Deck Arrangement: No typical deck arrangement exists for handliners Catch Handling Mode: Wet-fish Features Equipment: Deck Equipment: Handlines can be set and hauled either manually or by electrically or hydraulically poweredreels. If mechanised reels are used they are normally either fastened to the gunwale or set on stanchions close to and possibly overhanging the gunwale. Fish Detection Equipment: On handliners, search of fish is more often linked to the fishermen's personal knowledge of fishing grounds rather than the use of special detection equipment. Fishing Gear: Hooks and lines Fleet statistics Fleet capacity (total number) for : Handliners. Fleet capacity (total GRT) for : Handliners.