A marketing company is a public organization (PBO), which organizations of employers and employees together in one sector.
The government supervises and delegates certain tasks to the shelves, such as issuing regulations, which are binding for the entire industry.
The Product Fish is governed by a board, formed by organizations including fishermen, fish farmers, auctions, (retail) traders, processors, and the unions. Het Productschap Vis wordt dus bestuurd door de sector zelf. The Product Fish is therefore governed by the industry itself.