Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela

What Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela does

Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela, legally registered as "Cofradía de Pescadores San Juan Bautista de Burela," is a traditional fishermen's guild (cofradía) headquartered at the fishing port of Burela in Galicia, Spain. Operating as a cooperative-style mutual entity under Decree 8/2014 of the Xunta de Galicia, the guild represents and provides shared infrastructure and services to the artisanal coastal fishing fleet operating from Burela port. It governs a multi-fleet organization comprising six fishing sectors — arrastre (trawling), artes menores (small-scale), cerco (purse seine), palangre de fondo (bottom longline), palangre de superficie (surface longline), and volanta (flynet) — and serves as the formal representative body for affiliated fishing professionals under Galician maritime law.

The guild's physical and operational infrastructure includes an ice production factory, refrigerated cold storage chambers (cámaras frigoríficas), net warehouses (naves de redes), shipowner administrative departments, a Sublift lifting system, and a 142-person capacity assembly hall (salón de actos). It also runs maritime professional training programs covering sanitary formation, skipper qualifications, and access-to-profession certifications, and manages collective fisheries resource projects including surveillance of shellfish banks and technical-biological assistance programs. Energy-efficient upgrades to cold storage chambers and building modernization works on its port-concession premises are actively underway through EU and regional co-funded grants.

As a non-profit professional association, the guild generates revenue from membership fees paid by affiliated fishermen, charges for use of shared port facilities (cold storage, ice, net warehouses), and service fees from member vessels. A substantial portion of capital expenditure and modernization activity is financed through public grants — primarily the EU European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEMPA) at 70% alongside the Galician Consellería do Mar at 30%. Governance is vested in a 24-member Junta General (General Assembly) elected every four years, a Cabildo (Permanent Commission), and a Patrón Mayor as the principal representative. The guild operates exclusively within Galicia and does not disclose consolidated revenue figures.

Name

Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela

Legal name

Cofradía de Pescadores San Juan Bautista de Burela

Website

https://cofradiaburela.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela is a regulated fishermen's guild in Galicia, Spain, providing shared port infrastructure — ice, cold storage, net warehouses, and training — to six artisanal coastal fishing fleets operating from Burela port.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fishermen's Guild Services

NAICS

Other Marine Fishing (114119), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (11)

SIC

Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Provisions, Stores & Bonded Supplies Coordination (TLAHAJAC), Merchant Marine & Deck Operations (EDAOANAA)

Keywords

• Fishermen guild services
• Port infrastructure services
• Maritime professional training
• Fishery resource management
• Artisanal coastal fishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Burela

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela is a traditional fishermen's guild operating as a member-based cooperative in Burela, Galicia, Spain. It provides shared port infrastructure for the artisanal coastal fishing fleet, including an ice factory, cold storage chambers, net warehouses, shipowner departments, a sublift, and a 142-person assembly hall. The guild also delivers maritime professional training programs and manages collective fisheries resource projects, representing professional fishermen under Galician maritime law (Decree 8/2014).

Product overview

Cofradía de Pescadores de Burela is a fishermen's guild (cofradía) operating as a cooperative organization serving the fishing community in Burela, Galicia, Spain. It operates as a single unified organization offering multiple infrastructure and administrative services including ice production, cold storage chambers for freezing catches, net warehouses, shipowner departments, a sublift system, and an assembly hall. The guild provides maritime professional training programs and manages collective fisheries resource management projects for sustainable fishing. The organization represents a multi-fleet operation comprising trawlers (Arrastre), artisanal fishing vessels (Artes Menores), purse seiners (Cerco), bottom longliners (Palangre de fondo), surface longliners (Palangre de superficie), and volanta vessels. Governance is handled through a General Assembly (Junta General) of 24 members, a Permanent Commission (Cabildo), and a Patrón Mayor as the representative head.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fábrica de hielo (Ice Factory)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Confraría de Pescadores de San CibraocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2025Joint management project for coastal fishing resources (2025-2026) with San Cibrao fishermen's guild. Project PE209P-2025-00012 aims to strengthen management of artisanal coastal fishing resources for sustainable economic, social, and environmental activity. Involves hiring surveillance services and technical biological assistance.
• Portos de GaliciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortos de Galicia granted public domain occupation concession for guild building (key 14-05-25-C-1). The guild carries out modernization works on this concession property to improve safety and working conditions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cofradía de Pescadores de Marín: Galician cofradía based at Marín port in Pontevedra province. Direct peer offering similar port services, training programs, and resource management functions, with a comparable multi-fleet structure serving artisanal coastal fishers.
• Cofradía de Pescadores de San Cibrao: Galician cofradía based in San Cibrao (Lugo province), a major fishing port. Direct peer operating under the same Decree 8/2014 framework, managing an artisanal coastal fleet with comparable port services. Already a strategic partner in joint resource management projects, making it the most comparable peer.
• Cofradía de Pescadores de Ribeira: Important Galician fishing port cofradía in A Coruña province, particularly active in tuna fisheries. Operates a comparable multi-fleet structure and provides similar infrastructure services (cold storage, ice, training) to artisanal coastal fishers.
• Cofradía de Pescadores de A Coruña: Galician cofradía serving the A Coruña fishing fleet under the same Decree 8/2014 framework. Comparable size, fleet diversification, and service offering including port infrastructure, training, and collective resource management functions.
• Cofradía de Pescadores de Vigo: Major Galician cofradía based at the port of Vigo, Galicia's largest fishing port. Operates a diversified fleet with similar port services and infrastructure. Comparable in legal structure, membership model, service portfolio, and exposure to Galician/EU regulatory frameworks.
• ARVI (Asociación de Armadores de Buques de Pesca): Galician fishing vessel owners association based in Marín. Represents vessel owners in the Galician fleet and offers comparable services and advocacy to those of cofradías, with direct overlap in member base (shipowners operating from Galician ports).

Broad incumbents

• Federación Gallega de Cofradías de Pescadores: Federation of all Galician fishermen's guilds, providing coordination, advocacy, and representation at the regional level. Direct umbrella organization for Burela and similar cofradías, with formal governance role under Decree 8/2014 framework.
• Pesca España: National Spanish fishing industry association representing the broader fishing sector. Broad incumbent providing industry-wide advocacy, marketing, and policy representation at the national level — referenced in the guild's own news coverage as a key sector advocate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CofradiaBurela
• Facebookfacebook.com/135931273099476
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cofrad%C3%ADa-de-pescadores-de-burela

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