We do get asked that question quite often: Can we give a simple answer to how much more our fishing families get paid?
It varies from species to species and year to year. We work individually with the families to figure out what a living wage would be for them that year and what their costs are. We help them figure out their costs and figure out what a living wage would be. Across the board, we find out what the ground price is, because they may be selling part of their catch elsewhere. We do know that we're able to pay more consistently across the board. It varies from 10% to 300%—anywhere in there—depending on species.