Q: Is a fishing fleet an aggregate of commercial fishing vessels? ¶
A: Yes.
Q: Is a fishing fleet larger than 100 gross tons? ¶
A: Yes, China has half of these larger vessels.
Q: Was a fishing fleet an ironical reference to the shipping of unmarried young women from the UK to India during the middle and latter years of the Raj? ¶
A: Yes, for the purposes of becoming married to colonial administrators, officers and plantation supervisors.