Distribution of economic returns in small-scale fisheries for international markets: A value-chain analysis

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/409

Small-scale fishers are often believed to receive marginal earnings for seafood relative to other value- chain actors but proportionate incomes across different traded species are rarely compared. This study compares value chains for 15 species of sea cucumbers between Fiji and Kiribati using data collected on sale prices of dried products (bêche-de-mer) from fishers to middlemen and exporters, export prices and market retail prices in China.