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Desværre er der allerede nu gået lidt spekulation i ord-

ningen, idet flere både er solgt til ret høje priser. Det kan

medføre nogle problemer senere, idet en ejer, der har betalt

et større beløb for sit fartøj, kan have svært ved at forstå, at

han senere skal være underlagt restriktioner på anvendelse

og ombygning af fartøjet. Det har betydet, at flere interes-

serede har trukket sig. Det er synd for den gode sag, at spe-

kulation på denne vis kan få negativ indflydelse på denne

vor sidste chance for at bevare blot nogle af resterne af den

tidligere så stolte fiskerflåde.

Det er klart, at denne ordning langt fra tilfredsstiller det

behov, der må være, hvis kommende generationer skal have

mulighed for at opleve havne med traditionelle fiskefartøjer.

Uanset hvor mange fiskerfartøjer, der reddes efter denne

ordning, så vil der desværre fortsat være en anden form for

bevaringsproblematik, som ordningen ikke løser.

Når man tager disse fartøjer ud af deres naturlige ar-

bejdssammenhæng, betyder det samtidig, at det liv og de ar-

bejdsprocesser, der engang var forbundet med fiskeriet om

bord, forsvinder.

Hvis fartøjerne ikke alle dybest set skal ende som kulis-

ser uden reelt indhold, ligger her en stor udfordring til vore

maritime museer, hvor man kan give de historiske fisker-

fartøjer liv ved f.eks. at anvende dem på samme vis, som

Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet benytter museumskutteren E 1

Claus Sørensen

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Summary

The structural changes in the Danish fisheries sector of re-

cent years has led to an extensive scrapping of fishing ves-

sels subsidized in accordance with EU regulations. The

scrapping of thousands of well-functioning vessels from a

preservationist and historical point of view has meant a tre-

mendous loss of cultural heritage but, in 2000, a new mini-

sterial order has opened the way for selecting certain fis-

hing vessels for preservation.

The regulation that has subsequently been formulated for

preserving selected vessels is rigid and restrictive, as it re-

presents a difficult balance between on the one side interests

of heritage and on the other side the demand from fishing

authorities’ that the vessels shall not be used for commercial

fishing again.

Under this regulation, until now 24 fishing vessels have

been selected for preservation. These are mainly smaller than

20 gross register tonnes but three of them are above this

tonnage, and one measures 45 tonnes. Obviously, individu-

al buyers choose vessels that are economically affordable.

If a large ocean-going steel-hulled trawler was going to be

preserved it probably would have to be an assignment for a

museum.

However, the vessels which have been selected so far

represents an impressive geographical spreading covering

different Danish coastal regions as far as location of ship-

yard and the home port is concerned. In this way, various

regionally characteristical building styles and methods are

represented. Also, different types of fishing methods are re-

presented, from gill-net fishing in shallow waters to sea-

going trawling, and there is a good distribution of age and

type. The types of vessels represented range from smaller

pound-net dinghies and boats used for hook and line fishing

in the Sound to the larger Danish-seine vessels from the

west coast of Jutland.

Up till now, it has not been possible for historians to

focus on the most interesting and well-preserved vessels by

means of a priority list because, during the scrapping

rounds when vessel-owners are granted subsidy, preserva-

tionists have usually been running on the heels of the ship-

breaking firms. Officials in the Danish Ministry of Food,

Agriculture and Fisheries have now promised that, in the

case of future scrapping rounds, the Skibsbevaringsfonden

(the Danish Ship Preservation Trust) will be informed in

time to make it possible for the Trust to target the most inte-

resting vessels.

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