Parlevliet & van der Plas

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.

Parlevliet & van der Plas

Industry	Fisheries
Founders	Dirk Parlevliet Jan van der Plas Dirk van der Plas
Headquarters	Valkenburg, South Holland , Netherlands
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dirk Parlevliet Jan van der Plas Dirk van der Plas
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 [de].

Spread of operations

The firm regularly enters into other fisheries through acquisitions.^[7][8][9]

Regular acquisitions with partners make the spread of the company extensive, across different fisheries in the world.^{[10][11][12][13]}

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der Plas for the alleged dumping of 1.5 million kg of fish into the ocean.^[14][15] Allegations of Greenpeace have been withdrawn after the key witness turned out to have given a false statement^{[citation needed]}.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

The Dirk Diederik KW 172, renamed FV Geelong Star during its time in Australia.

• Annelies Ilena (KW174)
• Alina (GDY-346)
• Helen Mary (ROS 785)
• Maartje Theadora (ROS 171)
• Margiris (KL855)
• Dirk-Dirk (KW 172)
• Naeraberg (KG14)

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)