Hoewel het totale tonnage van de Spaanse vloot sinds 1976 is afgenomen, evenals het aantal grote schepen, is bijna elke categorie schepen groter dan in 1970 het geval was. ###>While there has been a decline in total Spanish vessel tonnage since 1976 and while the number of large vessels has declined also, almost every vessel category is larger than it was in 1970.