[[File:Fish delivery.jpg|thumb|right|A modern well-boat picks up salmon at the Norwegian Aquaculture Center in Toft, Brønnøy Municipality, Norway.]]
A '''well-boat''' is a fishing vessel with a well or tank for the storage and transport of live fish. The term ''well-boat'' or ''well smack'' was first used in the 17th century.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170326230655/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/well-boat "Well-boat"] entry at Oxford Dictionaries Free Dictionary. Retrieved 5 March 2022.</ref> Before modern refrigeration methods, well-boats allowed for the delivery of live fish to port.
Contemporary well-boats are used in the extensive aquaculture industry.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160818055215/http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/94008/solvtrans-enters-new-charter-agreement-for-well-boat-ronja-commander/ "Sølvtrans Enters New Charter Agreement for Well Boat Ronja Commander".]}} World Maritime News. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2022.</ref><ref>Jenny Hjul. [https://www.fishfarmermagazine.com/news/bakkafrost-takes-delivery-of-new-super-well-boat/ "Bakkafrost takes delivery of new super well boat."] ''Fish Farmer.'' 15 July 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2022.</ref> These vessels can be used to transport smolt to sea, to bring them from aquaculture sites for processing and to sort and delouse fish.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==See also== {{Wiktionary}} *Well smack, a type of well-boat
{{ship-type-stub}} {{fishing-stub}}
Category:Types of fishing vessels