- A privately-owned international fisheries company based in the Netherlands, founded in 1949. - Works in three major divisions; pelagic, demersal fishing, and processing plants. - Supplies around 50 countries worldwide and to many different types of customers. - Customers include frozen food importers, canning factories, processing plants, and fish smokers/driers. - The biggest market is Africa, where sales reach approximately 3 MT/day of fishmeal. - Has developed a good reputation for sustainable fishing, and achieved MSC certification for two of the fisheries. - An active member of the Pelagic Freezer-Trawler Association.