Facts and figures on the Dutch fishing sector
| Top 5 Export countries in sales value |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Belgium |
18% |
18% |
18% |
| Germany |
17% |
17% |
18% |
| Italy |
13% |
13% |
12% |
| France |
13% |
12% |
11% |
| Spain |
8% |
8% |
8% |
| Top 5 Export fish products in sales value for 2006 |
| 1. Shrimp |
| 2. Nile perch and other freshwater fish |
| 3. Plaice |
| 4. Sole |
| 5. Herring |
| The Dutch fishing fleet 2008 |
| Cutters |
323 |
| Trawlers |
13 |
| Musselcutters |
60 |
| Divided into types of fish caught for Dutch auctions |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Plaice |
43% |
43% |
45% |
| Roundfish |
10% |
10% |
10% |
| Sole |
14% |
13% |
10% |
| Other varieties |
33% |
34% |
35% |
| Export Plaice and Sole x million Euro |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Italy |
88 |
87 |
79 |
| Germany |
29 |
29 |
31 |
| Spain |
41 |
35 |
27 |
| UK |
21 |
18 |
14 |
| Belgium |
13 |
10 |
12 |
| France |
10 |
11 |
11 |
| Export Blue Mussels x million Euro |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Belgium |
73 |
77 |
76 |
| France |
30 |
34 |
30 |
| Germany |
8 |
9 |
10 |
| UK |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Spain |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Italy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Export Shrimps x million Euro |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Belgium |
112 |
120 |
126 |
| France |
104 |
94 |
71 |
| Germany |
48 |
57 |
70 |
| Spain |
24 |
24 |
23 |
| Italy |
14 |
16 |
17 |
| Export Herring and Mackerel x million Euro |
| |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Nigeria |
78 |
90 |
91 |
| China |
46 |
42 |
58 |
| Egypt |
23 |
32 |
28 |
| Japan |
19 |
18 |
19 |
| Poland |
9 |
15 |
14 |
| Fish caught for dutch auctions in 2005 |
| Yerseke |
58.000 |
| Urk |
36.700 |
| IJmuiden |
10.486 |
| Harlingen |
12.393 |
| Den Helder |
8.077 |
| Lauwersoog |
9.676 |
| Vlissingen |
6.542 |
| Scheveningen |
3.860 |
| Den Oever |
3.645 |
| Breskens |
2.050 |
| Colijnsplaat |
1.658 |
Dutch Fish Marketing Board
The Dutch Fish Marketing Board is a collective promotional body of the Dutch fishery sector. At an international level, the Dutch Fish Marketing Board is involved in the promotion of Dutch fish(eries). The organization does this by participating in fairs, distributing newsletters and providing information regarding the branch, the importers and the exporters.
