Coming from a family of fishermen, Ment van der Zwan has a lifelong passion for the fishing industry – but going to sea himself was never a part of it.

Instead, he has worked for Dutch pelagic freezer company Cornelis Vrolijk for more than 30 years and has combined his role with a practically lifelong commitment to improving conditions for fishermen, not just within the Dutch pelagic sector, but across the industry as a whole.

IntraFish Media's Fishing News International magazine this month named him the winner of its Person of the Year 2015 award.

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