Solving the problem of episodic market supply in the gooseneck barnacle fishery

The Fish Counter是不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华的一家屡获殊荣的餐厅和市场，致力于**提供负责任的海鲜产品。该公司对鹅颈藤壶感兴趣，这是一种独特的、**可持续捕捞的土著渔业。一个主要的制约因素是，目前鹅颈藤壶的供应不够可靠，无法满足持续的市场需求。虽然商业鹅颈藤壶渔业全年开放，但严寒的冬季天气导致危险的捕捞条件，这导致在这些时间**缺乏可用的产品。鉴于鹅颈藤壶必须活着收获以确保质量，我们建议测试两种可能的解决方案来解决时断时续的供应问题。首先，我们将**测试冷冻方案，这些方案可以延长产品的保质期，而不会损失质量。第二，我们将**测试在收获地点附近海洋储存活藤壶的方法。我们将与公司员工一起制定**产品质量指数，以客观衡量我们将开发的活体和冷冻储存**选项的成功程度。由于土著文化和经济原因，公元前鹅颈藤壶的收获很重要。该项目提供了一个独特的机会，通过共同制定一项行动计划，可能导致更大规模的可持续渔业，并为这一独特产品拓宽当地、国内和国际市场，来弥合收割机和买家之间的差距。

The Fish Counter is an award-wining eatery and market in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is dedicated to**offering responsibly fished seafood products. The company is interested in the gooseneck barnacle, a unique,**Aboriginal fishery that is sustainably harvested. A major constraint is that gooseneck barnacles cannot currently**be supplied reliably enough to meet continuous market demand. Although the commercial gooseneck barnacle**fishery is open year-round, inclement winter weather results in dangerous harvesting conditions, which leads to**a lack of available product during those times. Given that gooseneck barnacles must be harvested alive to**ensure quality, we propose to test two potential solutions to solve the problem of episodic supply. First, we will**test freezing protocols that could extend the shelf life of the product without loss of quality. Second, we will**test methods of ocean storage of live barnacles near the harvest location. With company staff, we will develop**product quality indices to provide objective measurements of the success of the live and freezing storage**options that we will develop. The BC gooseneck barnacle harvest is important for Aboriginal cultural and**economic reasons. This project offers a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between harvesters and buyers,**like our partner the Fish Counter, by co-developing an action plan that could lead to a larger-scale sustainable**fishery and broadening local, national and international markets for this unique product.