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Creator:: Mickwitz, Per, Veitola, Kristina, Honkanen, Asmo, and Koskela, Juha
Abstract:: Applied research is often motivated by the economic benefits it will give rise to. These benefits are due to either improved production techniques or new products. The realisation of these objectives depends much on the assessment of different research alternatives and allocation of resources between them. Also within aquaculture research...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Honkanen and Juha Koskela Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute P.O. Box 202 00151, Helsinki

Creator:: Honkanen, Asmo and Ahvonen, Anssi
Abstract:: The study examines the economic prospects and trends of fishery enterprises in the years 2000-2004 in Finland. At the beginning of every year, the enterprises were asked to evaluate some of their economic parameters, such as financial standing, turnover and investments. The present situation was compared with the previous 12...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: paper presented in The World Association for Public Opinion Research WAPOR Seminar “Quality Criteria in

Creator:: Honkanen, Asmo and Ahvonen, Anssi
Abstract:: The market for fish products in Finland has changed markedly since the removal of trade barriers after the country's accession to the EU in 1995. Further the transition from a producer to a consumer-oriented society has created numerous new demands for food products. New dietary trends, such as low fat...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Finland Asmo Honkanen & Anssi Ahvonen Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute P.O. Box 6, FIN

Creator:: Honkanen, Asmo, Ahvonen, Anssi, and Veneranta, Lari
Abstract:: Fishery barometer surveys economic prospects and trends of fishery enterprises in Finland. The enterprises are divided into fishing, aquaculture, processing and the wholesale or retail trade. Since year 2000 the enterprises have been asked to evaluate their economic parameters, such as financial standing, turnover and investments. The present situation is...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Game and Fisheries Research Institute, asmo.honkanen@rktl.fi Anssi Ahvonen, Finnish Game and

Creator:: Ahvonen, Anssi, Honkanen, Asmo, and Godenhjelm, Petri
Abstract:: A general way to collect quantitative data on consumer's opinions is to conduct a survey. One basic qualification in a survey research is that the contents of the questions should have the same meaning to all the respondents. However, respondents different interpretations of the same meaning to all the respondents....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: SURVEY RESULTS Anssi Ahvonen, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, P.O. Box 6, FIN-00721

Creator:: Hartmann, Jessica, Setala, Jari, Saarni, Kaija, Honkanen, Asmo, and Virtanen, Jarno
Abstract:: The fish market in Finland has changed dramatically since the removal of trade barriers to the importation of fresh salmon in 1993. Imported salmon has rapidly captured markets from domestically produced salmon trout. Another clear trend has been increased concentration at the wholesale and retail level, which in turn has...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Research Institute, Turku Game and Fisheries Research, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 3, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland 3

Creator:: Ahvonen, Anssi and Honkanen, Asmo
Abstract:: The idea of this study is to follow general economic fluctuations and try to foresee how confident fishery industry is towards the near future and simultaneously indicate the relative development in the near past. A trend-and-confidence indicator describing the overall economic trend and expectations of enterprises was calculated from the...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: attributes. A paper presented in The World Association for Public Opinion Research WAPOR Seminar Quality

Creator:: Ahvonen, Anssi and Honkanen, Asmo
Abstract:: Fishery barometer is a follow up survey that measures and analyses simultaneously consumers' and producers' opinions about fish products, fisheries and production environments. The barometer also establishes a platform for a traditional business survey of the economic outlook for fishery enterprises. The fishery barometer aims to collect data that are...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Fisheries Anssi Ahvonen and Asmo Honkanen Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute P.O. Box 6, FIN

Creator:: Honkanen, Asmo
Abstract:: Catering establishments in Finland are very heterogeneous (restaurants, hotels, personnel canteens, hospitals, schools etc.). These kitchens annually prepare over 600 million meals with the total number of kitchens at over 20,000. The objective of this study was to estimate quantity and frequency of fish consumption within the Finnish catering market....
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Island and Oregon State University research paper series- 25p.

Creator:: Setala, Jari, Mickwitz, Per, Virtanen, Jarno, Honkanen, Asmo, and Saarni, Kaija
Abstract:: The fish markets in Finland were formerly protected from international competition. The markets were gradually opened to free competition in the 1990s due to the EEA agreement and EU membership. As a consequence, the importation of fresh salmon from Norway rapidly increased, and imported salmon captured the markets from domestic...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Saarni 1) 1) Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Turku Game and Fisheries Research, Itäinen

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