Benchmarked Competitiveness Study of BC’s Sea Urchin Fisheries

Seafood Value Chain Roundtable&

British Columbia Seafood AllianceWith funding from

Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Benchmarks

• Government Policy– Resource Sustainability; Resource Management

• Operations– Management; Input Costs; Harvesting; Post-harvest handling;

Processing; Logistics/Transportation; Quality: Continuity of Supply.

• Marketing– Market Research; Product Development; Pricing; Promotion and

Advertising; Market Development; Selling Methods; Customer Service; Access; Packaging.

• Administration– Human Resources; Capital; Overhead

Size of Fishery

Japan: ~13,000 MT and $C 124 M; Chile: 50,000 MT and $C 9.3 M

Prices

Resource Management

Unit Productivity

Japan and Chile have an estimated 1,000 and 7,500 -8,000 harvesters respectively

Logistics/Transportation

Conclusions

Input Costs

Russian IUU Fishery: Landing in Hanosaki

Thanks to:

Pacific Urchin Harvesters Ass’n

West Coast Green Urchin Ass’n

BC Seafood Alliance

Agriculture and AgriFood Canada