The investigation reveals a “expanded empire” from 5 companies from the Netherlands that dominate the European fishing sector
propagandaFive companies from the form of the Netherlands “a The monopoly of the few is very strong“This dominates European fishing, according to a new research on its use of marine resources and public funds.Five big‘-parlevliet & van der Plas (P & P), Cornelis vroolijk, van der zwan, alda seafood y la familia de Boer -Generaron Unos He entered 2.4 billion euros in 2023According to the NGO Bloom report, based in France.
The report describes first “Empire is not transparent and expandedAmong these large hunting companies, which you participated in Great scandalsfrom Illegal hunting In Peru so corruption In Namibia. Thanks to one Excavatized subsidiary companies“The excessive technologically and aggressive shipping strategy is dominating global fishing,” says Laetitia Bisiaux, responsible for the Bloom Industral Fishing campaign. After the competition interface, these companies are closely cooperating: They join the crushing of other actors From the sector.
How to dominate European hunting and the “great” world?
Through a 400 -subsidiary network, according to the Bloom report, the “five large” control Nearly 230 shipsIncluding the largest hunting in the world, the length of Annelies, 145 meters long. It is estimated that its common ability reaches 260,000 tons, which is the sixth part of the total load of the fishing fleet of the entire European Union. If they all put themselves in a row, they will cover 10 kilometers, and two hours on foot.
the investigationWhich was implemented with the Dutch consortium for research newspapers, it reveals that most companies are present Integrated. This means that they control the entire production chain – from capturing to the painting, from clouds to hunting – all over the world. This allows them, according to the complaint, Buy fish from your subsidiaries at artificially low prices To reduce the salaries paid to the crews (which often receives part of the fish) and transfer benefits to Tax havens.
According to a diploma, their huge presence gives them an unjustified impact on pressure groups. Through international subsidiary companies, the “five major” Members of no less than fifteen pressure organizations In the European Union. The report adds that this “raises serious problems in the proper work of democracies because of their impact on public decisions.”
Where do the “five adults” do?
First, a quick explanation. The European Union sets the boundaries of the fishing fishing, which is then distributed between the two countries through national fishing shares. Fishing companies acquire these rights in the form Convertible individual fishing classes (Cit); It is its most important assets, can be sold together, and is used as a guarantee of loans, leasing to smaller companies and use to predict the market.
According to Bloom, the Dutch quickly and took advantage of this dynamic in the 1980s, where to buy fishing rights and fleet in other countries when the prices are low. The fact that it is the first to appear on the scene with wonderful Freezing clouds They also allowed them to benefit from the fact that fishing rights are often distributed depending on historical capacities, and creating a ring of fish and wealth notes.
The new report is how The “Great Five” cooperates to distort or exchange fishing sharesSo that they can work more effectively. They also have joint subsidiary companies and exchange of some ships.
after HollandThese companies are the most invested capital in France. 24 industrial ships have a large part of the French fees under the French wing through their subsidiaries. he UK It ranks third in terms of ships owned by the “Great Five” (18), allowing them to maintain control of fishing and shares despite Britain’s exit from the European Union. In terms of load, Germany The second place is ranked despite the presence of only seven ships, given its large size.
A Second search De Bloom, recently published, deepens the general benefits granted to Dutch ship owners after Britain’s exit from the European Union. And he confirms that “Grandes” received 53.2 million euros from a package of 135 million estimated to compensate for fishermen in a dilemma for the loss of access to British waters.
In addition, and The main beneficiaries Among these benefits, the clouds with electric electrodes are equipped to hunt destroyed electric fish, and some of the withdrawals that were not already banned by Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Destroyed fishing practices
The Annelies Ileena, P&P ownership and Alda Seafood, and with the Polish flag, are 400 tons of fish per day, as it brings 1000 craftsmanship ships. It may be the largest of a collar, but for Bloom experts, it is symbolic from manufacturing Wholesale in the fishing sector.
Everyone except one of the 230 members of the “Five Great” fleet practice the most destructive fishing types: Pilagico cloudsand The background drag Y Cerco Demersal. These technologies are used on the DE Manncha channel, the North Sea, West Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, and the Northern Pole.
propagandaAccording to Blum, “for him Industrial logic It depends on giant ships and the ability to extract the mass, which is not compatible with the preservation of healthy marine ecosystems. The report also stipulates that the benefits of this “extracted approach to land resources” are now transferred to the real estate sector, including large residential buildings.
Economists hunting They are afraid that this will be a stimulant, as a result of the unjust fishing, the performance of investments in the fishing industry decreases.
Parlevliet & Van der Plas, Cornelis Vroolijk, Van der Zwan, Alda Seafood y la falailia de Boer han sido posados Pedir Sus Compantarios.
