Parlevliet & van der Plas
International fisheries company
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Parlevliet & van der Plas is a privately owned international fisheries company [1][2][3][4] based in the Netherlands, founded in 1949 by Dirk Parlevliet and brothers Dirk and Jan van der Plas.
- Dirk Parlevliet
- Jan van der Plas
- Dirk van der Plas
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| Industry | Fisheries |
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| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Production output | 300,000 tonnes (2008) |
| Revenue | $500 million to $1 billion (USD) per year |
Number of employees | 6,000 |
| Parent | Rederij Samenwerking I B.V. |
| Subsidiaries | UK Fisheries Limited Compagnie Francaise Du Thon Oceanique Boekenroode Heiploeg International B.V. Ouwehand Visverwerking B.V., Absolutely Genuine - Unipessoal Lda |
| Website | http://parlevliet-vanderplas.nl/ |
The company began by purchasing herring at auctions for resale, eventually expanding into operating a large fleet of fishing trawlers operating globally. They are exporters of seafood to Africa and suppliers of fish for zoos.
Parlevliet & van der Plas is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.[5]
The company operates a 6500 m2 freezing store on Faroe Islands, Denmark.[6]
In 2018 P & V bought the German company Deutsche See.
Spread of operations
Criticisms
In 2013, Greenpeace lodged a legal complaint against Parlevliet & van der Plas for the alleged dumping of 1.5 million kg of fish into the ocean.[14][15] Allegations of Greenpeace have been withdrawn after the key witness turned out to have given a false statement[citation needed].
In 2012 and 2015 the firm introduced Super trawlers into Australian waters, utilising the Tasmanian firm Seafish Tasmania.[16] The presence of the trawlers in Australian waters provoked widespread criticism of Seafish Tasmania, and Parlevliet & van der Plas.[17]
Fleet
Pelagic
Demersal
- Andre Leduc (BL 924680)
- Bressay Bank Pair TR (BL 900470)
- Harvest Cap Nord (BL 734 690)
- Cap Saint Georges (BL 924675)
- Dorado (LVL 2133)
- Farnella (H 135)
- Emeraude (SM 934017)
- Klondyke 139 (BL 735220)
- Mark (ROS 777)
- Jan Maria (BX792)
- Ocean Tiger (R 38)
- Kirkella (2HF18)
- Lodairo (3*VI-5-1-18)
- Gerda Maria (ROS786) (Ship for sale for US$5,000,000 or try offer as 2024)