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From commons to companies How Germany handed over its fishing sector to Europe’s biggest fishing company 19.09.2019 1 Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 From Commons to companies - making the case ................................................................ 3 1.2 Main finds ............................................................................................................................ 4 2 The CFP and the German quota sytem .............................................................................................. 6 2.1 History of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) .................................................................. 6 2.2 The German Quota System .................................................................................................. 6 3 Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P) – Company Overview ................................................................... 9 3.1 The Strategy – integration and market dominance ............................................................... 9 3.2 Overview over subsidiaries .................................................................................................. 9 3.3 The Parlevliet & Van der Plas Group in Germany ............................................................. 12 3.3.1 History of P&P's involvement in Germany ............................................................ 12 3.3.2 The fleet of Parlevliet & Van der Plas in Germany ................................................ 13 3.3.3 Overview over German subsidiaries of Parlavliet & Van der Plas ......................... 13 4 Fishing for power - Parlevliet and its? issues with the German fisheries sector ............................ 17 4.1 Fleet and Quotas ................................................................................................................. 17 4.1.1 Non-transparency of quota distribution .................................................................. 18 4.1.2 The German high seas fleet and Parleviets role...................................................... 19 4.1.3 The lions share - an insight into landings and quotas ............................................. 19 4.1.4 The history of Parlevliet's quota share .................................................................... 21 4.2 Subsidies ............................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.1 Direct EU Support .................................................................................................. 23 4.2.2 Indirect Support ...................................................................................................... 26 4.2.3 A Piece of the Puzzle: The Euro-Baltic Fish-Processing Plant .............................. 28 4.3 Political Influence .............................................................................................................. 31 4.3.1 Norway to the rescue: Industrial Influence on Northern Agreements .................... 31 4.3.2 Industrial Influence on Fishing Policies ................................................................. 32 4.3.3 Producer Organizations .......................................................................................... 34 5 Annex .............................................................................................................................................. 39 5.1 Extensive List of P&P fleet ................................................................................................ 39 5.2 Movement of P&P fleet Germany ...................................................................................... 41 5.3 Calculation of savings due to fuel exemptions ................................................................... 42 5.4 Excess quota for Germany in the Northeast Atlantic and Baltic Sea ................................. 43 2 1 Introduction 1.1 From Commons to companies - making the case .VQHV:J:JR1 `1 .V`1V :`V$QQR:JR`:`VV6:I]CV `Q`1.: H:JGVH:CCVRHQIIQJ Q`J: %`:C `V Q%`HV 8.1CVIQ C:JR:`V: :`VV1 .V`]`10: VC7Q`]%GC1HC7Q1JVR5 .V V:GVCQJ$ QJQGQR78 %I:J% VQ` .VQHV:JT %H.: `1 .1J$51 I:J:$VRQJC71J .V1: V` HCQ V QJ: 1QJ:C V``1 Q`75 1J .V`Q`IQ`6HC% 10VHQJQI1HQJV ^ _8"V7QJR .V :`V1J V`J: 1QJ:C1: V` T .V.1$. 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