Since MSC certification of the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea pollock fisheries in the U.S., anecdotal evidence suggests that products from these fisheries have benefited in the marketplace relative to products
from the Russian pollock fishery. In particular, a testable hypothesis is that certified U.S. pollock has achieved a...
The Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea pollock fisheries in the U.S. were certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in February 2005, yet to date little other than anecdotal evidence exists to suggest whether products from these fisheries have gained market benefits relative to uncertified pollock from, for example,...
Ecolabels for seafood have now been available for almost ten years. After a slow start, the demand for seafood products that are certified to be sustainable has picked up. Moreover, an increasing number of
fisheries are seeking ecolabeling certification because it has become a de facto prerequisite for market access...
A debate about the level of organic contaminants in farmed salmon relative to wild salmon was started with an article published the journal Science in January 2004. Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other contaminants were found to be significantly higher in farmed salmon than in wild salmon. Moreover, European-raised...
Because of wild salmon's importance as a commercial fishery in North America, many questions and concerns have been raised around the issue of farmed versus wild salmon in recent years. Concerns have been related to the impact of the tremendous growth in farmed salmon production on the markets for wild...
The introduction of new frozen processed products such as Marine Stewardship Council certified New Zealand hoki into the UK market is providing consumers with options away from the standard choices of cod and haddock. Resource managers all have a stake in successful product endeavors since new exotic seafood choices could...
In 2014, developing countries were responsible for 56.5% of total value of seafood imported by the EU; however, their import value only grew 56% relative to 1999. During the same period, China, gained over 300% growth in this market. The EU’s General System of Preferences (GSP) scheme provides duty-free or...
For US aquaculture industry, primary factors influencing their competitiveness are consumers' perceptions of long-term health risks related to domestic farmed seafood consumption. The public is often particularly sensitive to food risk scares, and can often dominate other considerations in food choice and lead to large impacts on consumption and the...
In the market development of sustainable seafood, such as MSC-certified products, the Japanese market is one of
the most important markets if measured by size: it is the largest seafood importer and the second largest
consumer in the world, after China. However, little research has been done on Japanese consumer...
In this study the impact of episodic events on levels of bioavailable trace metals Zn,
Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, and As (III) were determined for the lower Willamette River in Oregon.
In addition, a comparison among three alternative methods for estuary sampling was
conducted. Potential adverse human health risk associated...