Mullet fishing is very sustainable by design: hardly any fuel is used and the bottom remains untouched. Mullet live in areas where salt and freshwater meet. They've been fishing for mullet for four generations. With the large boat TH 16 ‘Harder’ and the sloop TH 17, they fish with sustainable seine and net fishing in the Zeeland streams (rivers?).

For a number of years, son Shaak has also been fishing with his father for mullet, sprat and crabs, just as his grandfather did. Vis van Job is the name of the fishing company that is a partnership of Job and Miranda Bout from Tholen. Mullet from Job and Miranda Bout together with son Sjaak Naturpunt, Climaxi and many other organisations also support Pintafish, but you, as a customer, are the most important link that makes it possible to actually implement this project. Their scientific information is very important to us. Pintafish is supported by the ILVO (Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research) and the VLIZ (Flemish Institute for the Sea). ‘With your support, we can achieve this improvement’ Nothing is lost in this system, and it makes an effective contribution to the solution of overfishing! For RSC, each intermediate step must make a substantial contribution to the product.īehind every Pintafish product is a philosophy, a basis without which we do not want to sell.įor years, Pintafish worked on a logistics system to offer consumers everything the fisherman catches. For Pintafish and other direct buyers/sellers, this auction is a needless, cost-increasing intermediate step. The Belgian fish auction is abusing its position to prevent these direct sales, although there is no law prohibiting this.

‘Free trade and innovation are being abused’ĭirect purchase is a must in order for the communication to flow smoothly to and from the fisherman. Swimming against the stream: choosing the road less travelled We therefore insist on informing those involved as fully as possible and making this information accessible.

Clear and transparent communication is crucial to making the right decisions. Sustainability, a word that is used and often abused, is not only the task of the fisherman but also the responsibility of the processor and consumer. ‘Towards a sustainable sea together with fishermen, processors and consumers’Īt Pintafish, we strive to build a sustainable chain.

By delivering from the freezer, a nice assortment can be guaranteed even during periods of low supply. Our seasonal packages are an ideal way to get acquainted with the lesser-known fish. The North Sea offers many tasty and healthy fish species such as: pouting, tub gurnard, plaice, grey gurnard, mullet and dab. By consuming these unknown species, the pressure on popular and overfished species such as cod decreases, and together we build an inhabitable sea. Everything our fishermen catch is thus used, and nothing is lost. Pintafish offers various, often unknown species of wild fish. We love teaching our customers about alternative, delicious fish species. Throughout the history of Pintafish, more and more partnerships with like-minded companies were established. Thanks to good warehouse management and this storage method, we can minimise food waste. In order to bridge the various fishing seasons, the choice was made for freezing. Pintafish originated from a personal search for good fish.

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