In fact, the licence is not only a document that proves that a vessel owner operating with a particular vessel has the right to exert fishing, but is also the expression of a capacity 'right', i.e. the right that the licence holder has to use a vessel of a certain capacity to fish.
Patiesībā licence ir ne vien dokuments, kas apliecina, ka kuģa īpašniekam ir tiesības izmantot attiecīgo kuģi zvejai, bet arī norāda zvejas jaudu, t.i., zvejas licences īpašniekam ir tiesības izmantot zvejai kuģi ar noteiktu zvejas jaudu.