B) Near shore and river fishing.
The great majority of fishing vessels is devoted to ordinary or near shore fishing. The dimensions of these craft were formerly much smaller than those of the vessels of the preceding group (at the present time, aside from the “Garnaalschuitjes”, some are built even larger). Their names are innumerable and so different that they give no idea either of their form or kind.
The fundamental types of the group include:
a) The Schokkers, built on the model of the ordinary “Schokkers”. To them also belong the “Wierschuitje”, the “Steeckschuit”, the “Henget” and the “Hoogaars”.
The “Akes”, which are met with in most of the types of boats (the “Aaktjalk”, for example) are also found, under the name of Tholensche Schouwen, in the class of vessels considered.
These craft are much like the Beyerlandsche Schuitjes and form, in a way, a sort of transition to the Vischboeicraakjes.
b) The Botters as well as the Vollendammer Kwakken, the Ronsen, the Pluten and the Platjes van Maassluis.
A third group is formed by short round-bottomed little boats of which
c) The Knotsen of Antwerp are the prototypes. The “Bollen”, and the “Lemmerjachten” or “Lemmeraaken” belong to the same group.
Finally, a fourth group is formed of vessels having a greatly raking stern and sternpost, called