• Red Sea Urchin Fishery
  • Fishery Information
  • Science
  • Operational
  • Summit
  • Conference Presentations
  • Sea Urchin Resources
• Consumer Information
  • Nutritional Information
  • Sea Urchin Live Sales
  • Sea Urchin Recipes
  • Sea Urchin Recipe Videos
  • Sea Urchin Photo Galleries
    • Sea Urchin Harvesting
    • Sea Urchin Market
    • Sea Urchin Processing
    • Sea Urchin Ready to Serve
    • Sea Urchin Knowledge
    • Sea Urchin Live Sales
• PUHA Member Services
  • Member Notices
  • Meetings
  • Yearly Fees
  • VMS Pilot Information
• Training Services
  • Fishing Master Courses
  • Dive Supervisor Certification
  • Fish Safe - Stability Education
  • Fish Safe - Safe on the Wheel
  • Marine Based First Aid
  • Transport Canada Certification
  • Transport Canada Approved Training
• Member Classified Ads

Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association

The Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association (PUHA) is an industry association established to examine fishery issues in the Red Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) in British Columbia. The primary market for this fishery is Japan, the Association is developing strategies to enhance their market profile and reputation of themselves and the Canadian seafood production industry as a consistent and dependable source of high quality seafood produced in an environmentally sound manner.

PUHA was incorporated in 1994 and is composed of all eligible license-holders, currently numbering 110, in the fishery. Under DFO’s (Fisheries & Oceans Canada) cost recovery policies, commercial fishing groups fund the costs of science and management associated with the fishery under a Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between the respective associations and DFO.

The mandate of PUHA is to represent the license-holders in managing and
regulating the fishery, including

• development of an Integrated Fishery Management Plan (IFMP)
• management and science costs of the fishery are recovered
• an “umbrella” agreement with a Vessel Observer and Validation service provider
  to ensure all vessels have appropriate observer and/or validation coverage

Overall, the services provided by PUHA to its Members are to represent them with
the federal and provincial agencies involved in the Red Sea Urchin fishery.

PUHA Association Member Services

• Recent Association Notices
• Archive of Newsletters, AGM Meetings
• Marketing Reports and Information
• VMS Pilot Information
• Free Classified Ads

PUHA Consumer Information

• Red Sea Urchin Recipes
• Red Sea Urchin Nutritional Information
• Live Sales location information
• Photo Galleries detailing the Harvesting to Market Process