Parlevliet & van der Plas is a privately owned international fisheries company based in the

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, founded in 1949 by Dirk Parlevliet and brothers Dirk and Jan van der Plas. The company began by purchasing

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at auctions for resale, eventually expanding into operating a large fleet of fishing trawlers operating globally. They are exporters of seafood to

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and suppliers of fish for zoos. Parlevliet & van der Plas is certified by the

Marine Stewardship Council The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a non-profit organization which aims to set standards for sustainable fishing. Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable compared to the MSC's standards are assessed by a te ...

. The company operates a 6500 m² freezing store on

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, Denmark. In 2018 P & V bought the biggest German Fish company "Deutsche Se

Spread of operations

The firm regularly enters into other fisheries through acquisitions. Regular acquisitions with partners make the spread of the company extensive, across different fisheries in the world.

Criticisms

In 2013,

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lodged a legal complaint against Parlevliet & van der Plas for the alleged dumping of 1.5 million kg of fish into the ocean. In 2012 and 2015 the firm introduced Super trawlers into Australian waters, utilising the Tasmanian firm

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. The presence of the trawlers in Australian waters provoked widespread criticism of Seafish Tasmania, and Parlevliet & van der Plas."https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-302876694.html " "Huge Sucking Sound; an Australian Fishing Furore ,

Fleet

Pelagic

KW-172 Dirk Diederik Katwijk IMO 8918318

*Annelies Ilena (KW174) *Annie Hillina (ROS170) * Dirk Dirk (KW172) *Helen Mary (ROS 785) *Jan Maria (BX791) *Maartje Theadora (ROS 171) *

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(KL855) *

Naeraberg ''Geelong Star'' was a former name of the super-trawler and factory ship ''Dirk-Dirk'', built in 1983 at Harlingen, Netherlands for the Dutch fishing company Parlevliet & van der Plas of Katwijk. In 2015–2016 ''Hobart Star'' was involved in ...

(KG14)

Demersal

*Andre Leduc (BL 924680) *Arosa Catorce (3 CO-2-3846) *Arosa Doce (3 CO-2-3845) *Bressay Bank (BL 900470) *Cap Nord (BL 734 690) *Cap Saint Georges (BL 924675) *Dorado (LVL 2133) *Farnella (H 135) *Grande Hermine (SM 640670) *Joseph Roty (SM 199078) *Klondyke (FHPJ) *Mark (ROS 777) *Nordic 2 (BL 341160) *Ocean Tiger (R 38) * Kirkella (2HF18) *Haltenbank II (BL 931410) *Santa Princesa (V-1108-N) *Dorado (ROS 804) *Nida (KL759) *Gerda Maria (ROS 783) *Joseph Roty II (SM 199078)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parlevliet and van der Plas 1949 establishments in the Netherlands Food and drink companies established in 1949 Fishing companies Companies based in South Holland