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Cutter fishery is heavily loss-making this year after a difficult 2021
30/09/2022
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Landings revenues
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Cutter fisheries:
North Sea fish and shrimp landings down again in 2021
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Mussel culture:
Less supply, higher turnover
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Oyster sector:
Landings of Pacific oysters increases; landings of flat oysters decreases
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Other small scale fisheries:
Total value of landed fish and shellfish above 16m euros
Labour revenues
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Cutter fisheries:
Expected labour yield in 2021 sharply lower than in 2020 and before
Holdings and vessels
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Cutter fisheries:
Mainly fishing companies with one cutter
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Oyster sector:
Oyster sector comprises 38 holdings
Energy use and costs
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Cutter fisheries:
Fuel consumption increased further in 2021 due to increased deployment in beam trawling and slightly more days at sea.
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Large scale fisheries:
Fuel consumption in large-scale fisheries futher decreases
Herpes and oyster borer
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Oyster sector:
Japanese oyster borer and oyster herpes virus affect yields
Costs
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Other small scale fisheries:
Labour costs in small-scale fisheries represent 35% of total costs in 2019
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Mussel culture:
Total costs around 41m euros in 2019/2020
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Cutter fisheries:
Due to flat total revenues but higher costs, crew earned less in 2021
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Large scale fisheries:
Higher costs in 2021
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Fisheries:
Decrease of total costs in fisheries in 2020 compared to 2019
Vessel age
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Fisheries:
By 2021, 73% of the Dutch fishing fleet was over 20 years old
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Large scale fisheries:
Average age of ships further increased in 2021
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Cutter fisheries:
Renewal of cutter fleet sector in 2018, 2019 and 2020 clearly visible
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Mussel culture:
Mussel fleet rejuvenated by selling (old) ships, but no vessel is younger than 10 years
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Oyster sector:
Number of vessels in the oyster fishery stable
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Other small scale fisheries:
Small-scale fisheries fleet has an average age of 30 years
Engine power per vessel
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Fisheries:
Engine power of Dutch fishing fleet slightly down in 2021
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Large scale fisheries:
Engine power of large marine fisheries remains the same
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Cutter fisheries:
Nearly the same total engine power
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Mussel culture:
Engine power capacity decreases
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Oyster sector:
Engine power stable in oyster fishing
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Other small scale fisheries:
Other small scale fisheries stable
Net result
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Fisheries:
Net result of fisheries in 2021 estimated at 17 mln. Euro
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Large scale fisheries:
Net result in 2021 down sharply to €5m
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Cutter fisheries:
Net results in cutter fisheries considerably lower in 2020 compared with 2019
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Mussel culture:
Slight recovery in season in 2020/2021
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Other small scale fisheries:
On average; profit for other small-scale fisheries
Revenues
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Large scale fisheries:
Lower estimated revenue in 2019, mainly due to lower landings
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Cutter fisheries:
Lower supply but higher prices drive higher sales in 2021
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Mussel culture:
Total revenue mussel fleet at its lowerst in season 2019/2020
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Other small scale fisheries:
Revenues other small-scale fisheries are increasing in 2019
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Fisheries:
The estimated revenues of the fishing fleet will lag behind in 2020 compared to 2019
Fishing crew
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Fisheries:
Total employment in the Dutch sea and coastal fisheries declined by just over 100 crew in 2021
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Large scale fisheries:
Number of crew members stable in 2021
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Cutter fisheries:
Crew costs of cutter fishery to fall in 2021
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Mussel culture:
Slight decrease in number of crew members on mussel cutters
Demersal fish
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Fisheries:
Partly due to Brexit deal, much quota lower for 2021
Pelagic fish
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Fisheries:
Lower fishing rights for pelagic fish species in 2021, partly due to Brexit
Quota rent
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Cutter fisheries:
Few quota rental transactions
Home ports
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Cutter fisheries:
Urk has the largest cutter fleet in the Netherlands and that has been the case for years
Landings and vessels
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Fisheries:
Total size of fishing fleet stable; decline in fish landings
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Large scale fisheries:
Vessels large scale fisheries futher declined
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Cutter fisheries:
Decrease in number of cutters in 2021
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Mussel culture:
Supply decreased slightly and prices increased slightly in 2020/2021
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Other small scale fisheries:
Small-scale fisheries fleet declines till 234 vessels
Fish and shellfish
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Cutter fisheries:
Nearly all fish prices in 2021 higher than in 2020 (Corona year)
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Mussel culture:
Mussel price rises again
Fleet deployment
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Cutter fisheries:
Cutter fisheries efforts increased slightly in 2020
Subsidy
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Cutter fisheries:
Europees Fonds voor Maritieme Zaken en Visserij (EFMZV) (2014-2020) en (2021-2027)
Import
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Fisheries:
Imports increased despite the corona pandemic; demand for fish (products) exceeds supply of North Sea fish
Industry data export
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Fisheries:
Exports decreased due to corona pandemic
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