Some export fisheries in Australia have opted for third party certification to gain or maintain access to export markets. For domestic fisheries, the economic and management benefits of third party certification have yet to be fully demonstrated. However, as a response to community perceptions, competition with other users of the...
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lead to price premiums for certified products and create economic
incentives for participants in the
Some export fisheries in Australia have opted for third party certification to gain or maintain access to export markets. For domestic fisheries, the economic and management benefits of third party certification have yet to be fully demonstrated. However, as a response to community perceptions, competition with other users of the...
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fisheries selling to
domestic market
• Competition and conflict with other coastal
zone users
The study investigated fresh fish characteristics that determine consumers' preference for fresh fish in rural and urban households. Primary data were collected from a total of 192 fresh fish consumers using multi-stage sampling procedure. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, regression analysis and Relative Attribute Model (RAM). The results...
It is commonly acknowledged that body weight of fish is a key factor in determining market value of landed catch, thus influencing optimal harvest strategies. However, in management strategy evaluations and bioeconomic modelling, body size is often an overlooked economic parameter, and there are no systematic studies on the prevalence...
Some export fisheries in Australia have opted for third party certification to gain or maintain access to export markets. For domestic fisheries, the economic and management benefits of third party certification have yet to be fully demonstrated. However, as a response to community perceptions, competition with other users of the...
A significant pattern in Spanish salt fish demand over the last decade has been a steady increase in consumption of frozen light salted fillet, mainly at the expense of traditional wet salted whole consumption. Our findings suggest that a significant trend exists that consumers in Spain prefer purchasing the light...
Seafood ecolabel, such as Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) label continues to expand worldwide,
particularly in European and US markets. Consumers’ response to ecolabeled seafood products in these
markets has been studied in the past, mostly with encouraging results. Meanwhile, and after a decade
since the establishment of MSC, seafood ecolabel...
This study analyzes supply and demand system for the mussels in the EU
markets. The results show that farmed and wild quantity of two main
species of mussels, Mytilus edulis and Mytilus galloprovincialis, have
declined in recent years due to limits of seed and space. However, a
demand system analysis...
Fish is the cheapest animal protein source in Nigeria and dry fish, in particular, has the potential to solve the pervasive protein shortage problem owing to its relative affordability compared with fresh fish. Boosting dry fish consumption will entail retail price reduction which is achievable only if the market for...