The Dutch fish industry in facts and figures
The Dutch fish industry generated a total revenue of around 4 billion euro and about 6200 fulltime jobs. This concerns approximately 300 companies in The Netherlands.
Locations in the Netherlands
The Dutch fish industry is mainly located in places like Urk, IJmuiden and the Den Haag (The Hague)/Scheveningen/Katwijk region for fish processing and trade. The crustacean industry is mainly concentrated around Yerseke (Zeeland province). A number of companies are located in the area of the Port of Rotterdam and Schiphol (Amsterdam Airport). Approximately half of the processing takes place on the premises of the company. A quarter takes places at (affiliated) Dutch companies. The remainder of the processing activities are done abroad.
THE DUTCH FLEET
Number of vessels | |
---|---|
Deepsea Trawlers |
8 |
Cutters |
289 |
Other small fisheries |
225 |
Musselcutters |
53 |
Oystercutters |
17 |
DUTCH EXPORT
€ (x mln) | |
---|---|
Germany |
749 |
Belgium |
580 |
France |
385 |
Italy |
353 |
Spain |
184 |
UK |
171 |
China | 143 |
Other countries | 1.233 |