KATWIJK - From the very beginning to the large global fishing group that Katwijkse Parlevliet & Van der Plas has become, Dirk Parlevliet has been able to experience it all. He passed away 'in peace' last Wednesday, aged 97.
The story has now become part of Katwijk's fishing history. In 1949, Parlevliet and his partners Jan and Dirk van der Plas started a herring business with nothing more than an old truck and a few tens of euros in start-up capital. In 1959 the first ship was purchased: the KW 171 'Jan Maria', with a number and name that would regularly appear in the shipping company's history. This also applies to P&P's first freezer trawler, which came into service in 1967: the KW 170 'Annie Hillina', named after the wives of Dirk van der Plas and Dirk Parlevliet.
Parlevliet was a striking, energetic personality, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and the necessary courage and flair, helped lay the foundation for what would become one of the largest fishing companies in the world. The new management, with son Diek as the current CEO, took office in the 1980s, after which the group began an even more rapid growth and expanded far beyond national borders. Parlevliet senior remained very involved in the case until the very end. He played a prominent role at the launching of the BX 792 'Jan Maria' early last year.
Co-founder Dirk van der Plas died in 1999. Both names continued to live in the current KW 172 'Dirk Dirk'. The new trawler under Katwijk's number that will soon be launched in Turkey will again be named 'Annie Hillina'.
We attach the program for the conference organized by Opmega that will take place today, Thursday, May 16, at the Mexillón Building in Galicia. The event will feature interventions by the mayor of Vilargarcía (10:00 a.m.) and the Sea Councilor (1:15 p.m.).
OPMEGA is an OP with a national scope of action recognized by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, dated December 30, 1986 (Official State Gazette No. 23, dated 01/27/1987) as the OPP-18.
Since its foundation, OPMEGA brings together producers from all the Galician estuaries, where they join forces and work to improve and defend the interests of their producers and their Galician mussels.
A new non-profit has been launched to promote sustainable and economically viable fishing in Namibia.
Launched on 26 April 2024, the Namibia Ocean Cluster brings together nine founders dedicated to promoting innovation, identifying markets for by-products and enhancing the socio-economic benefits of the country’s fisheries.
Supported by the World Economic Forum’s Ocean Action Agenda, the cluster is made up of Marine Stewardship Council-certified hake fishing companies Embwinda, Hangana, Merlus, Novanam, Pereira and Seawork, together with three non-fishing associate members, the Fisheries Observers Agency, Namibia Nature Foundation, and Sam Nujoma Campus - University of Namibia.
The China-baseed company is scaling up its production capabilities, with construction of the second stage at the Gaotang facility underway, adding 4,000 tons capacity, and preparations for the third stage are in progress.
Land-based salmon farmer Nordic Aqua has achieved significant milestones in the first quarter of 2024, marking a successful transition from the project phase to full operational status.
The company produced 967 tons of biomass during the quarter, bringing the total biomass to 2,046 tons by the end of the quarter.
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Thai Union is nearly halfway through a share-repurchasing program it initiated in January 2024 that has seen it spend nearly THB 1.3 billion (USD 35.7 million, EUR 32.9 million).
The Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based seafood giant, which owns the Chicken of the Sea and John West canned tuna brands, announced its third share-buyback program on 16 January 2024, saying it would reward shareholders by returning excess capital to them and boost the company’s earnings per share.
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Members of Parliament in Tanzania have urged the government to reduce the royalties and levies imposed on fisheries products to boost the industry.
The parliamentary standing committee on industry, trade, agriculture and livestock said that these royalties and levies hinder efforts to improve the welfare of fishermen and their families.
Deodatus Mwanyika, the committee chairperson, presented the lawmakers’ views in parliament in response to the 2024/2025 financial year budget proposals tabled by Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Abdallah Ulega.
The parliament members emphasized the need for the government to continue removing unnecessary royalties and levies on fisheries products to enable the sector to improve people’s welfare and contribute more effectively to economic growth.
In his response, Ulega said that the government is implementing measures to protect various marine species and promote sustainable fisheries. He told the House that the sector has created employment for six million Tanzanians, including providing direct employment for 198,475 fishermen.
Myanmar’s fishery exports moved up to over US$54.98 million as of 3 May in the current financial year 2024-2025, beginning 1 April, the Ministry of Commerce’s statistics showed.
The figures reflected an increase of $25.5 million compared to $29.46 million recorded in the corresponding period of FY 2023-2024.
At present, fishery exports are regularly occurring, yet the volume of fishery exports is still lower than that recorded in the pre-pandemic period.
Myanmar sends fisheries such as fish, crab, and shrimp to neighboring countries (China and Thailand) through Muse, Myawady, Kawthoung, Myeik, Sittway, and Maungtaw border posts. They are shipped to Japan, European countries, China, Thailand, and other regional countries via maritime channels.
More than 20 fish species, including hilsa, rohu, catfish, and seabass are delivered to foreign markets, according to the Myanmar Fisheries Federation.
Myanmar delivers fisheries to over 40 countries, and the leading importer of Myanmar’s fisheries is Thailand, followed by China. —
Florida land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire has appointed Cermaq Chile managing director Pedro Courard as its new chief executive.
Courard (pictured left), who will take over from CEO and co-founder Johan Andreassen (pictured right) on August 1, is the second Cermaq executive to join the company this month following the appointment from the global director of Cermaq. of Finance, Gunnar Aasbo-Skinderhaug, as the new CFO and Deputy CEO of Atlantic Sapphire
Courard has been involved in the salmon industry in Chile for over 25 years, holding different management positions, such as most recently managing director of Cermaq Chile, the country’s second-largest salmon producer.
Andreassen said: “I am very pleased that after a long and thorough process Pedro Courard has been selected as my successor. Pedro has a strong operational track record from the Chilean salmon industry and I am convinced that he will be a good match to lead the Miami operations and take the company to operational excellence in Phase 1 and beyond.
“The strategic position of Atlantic Sapphire is stronger today than ever, being the sole land-based salmon producer at scale in the vast and growing US market with a unique location that enables the Company to grow its production to unmatched scale, sustainably.”
Pedro Courard, current General Manager of Cermaq Chile, will leave his position. His successor will be Joachim Wessel from June 1.
The position of General Manager will be assumed by Joachim Wessel, current Commercial and Supply Chain Manager. Joachim joined Cermaq in March 2020 and has a long and successful career in the salmon industry, working for important companies such as Mowi and AquaChile, in addition to the General Management of Friosur.
Joachim is highly respected internally at Cermaq, as well as externally in the Chilean industry.
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The British government announces a new discard policy from 2025
Leaving the EU has given us the opportunity to adopt a new approach to fisheries management that is in the best interests of the UK fishing industry.” These are the words of the United Kingdom Fisheries Minister, Mark Spenser, following the announcement that the use of technology will be implemented to control and manage fishing activity in British waters such as cameras, gear sensors; technology, known as remote electronic monitoring (REM), which aims to ensure that catches are accurately recorded.
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Buoyed by the success of their first seaweed farm, Atlantic Mariculture Limited not only has plans to dramatically increase its own growing capacity but also to catalyse the growth of UK’s entire seaweed sector - by developing transferable technologies and establishing a commercial research hub.
Rows of pink buoys bobbing in a fresh easterly breeze brighten an otherwise drab April day on Loch Sunart
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Launched on 26 April 2024, the Namibia Ocean Cluster brings together nine founders dedicated to promoting innovation, identifying markets for by-products and enhancing the socio-economic benefits of the country’s fisheries.
CHINA
The China-baseed company is scaling up its production capabilities, with construction of the second stage at the Gaotang facility underway, adding 4,000 tons capacity, and preparations for the third stage are in progress.
THAILAND
Thai Union
TANZANIA
The parliamentary standing committee on industry, trade, agriculture and livestock said that these royalties and levies hinder efforts to improve the welfare of fishermen and their families.
MYANMAR
UNITED STATES
Courard (pictured left), who will take over from CEO and co-founder Johan Andreassen (pictured right) on August 1, is the second Cermaq executive to join the company this month following the appointment from the global director of Cermaq. of Finance, Gunnar Aasbo-Skinderhaug, as the new CFO and Deputy CEO of Atlantic Sapphire
CHILE
Pedro Courard, current General Manager of 
UNITED KINGDOM
The British government announces a new discard policy from 2025
Buoyed by the success of their first seaweed farm, Atlantic Mariculture Limited not only has plans to dramatically increase its own growing capacity but also to catalyse the growth of UK’s entire seaweed sector - by developing transferable technologies and establishing a commercial research hub.
