Consumer Perceptions of Aquaculture Products

Gempesaw, Conrado M.; Bacon, J. Richard; Wessells, Cathy Roheim; Manalo, Alberto B.

doi:10.2307/1243366

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“…Nauman et al 9 applied logit techniques to model experience, perceptions, preferences, choices of consumers for fresh hybrid striped bass, trout and salmon. Gempesaw et al 26 used the logit model to examine the American consumer choices of north-eastern farmed seafood products including hybrid stiped bass, trout, salmon, mussels, clams and oysters. Houston and Li 27 utilized the logit model to identify factors affecting consumer choice of shrimp in Taiwan.…”

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Consumer purchase behaviour for oysters: an empirical study in some state capital cities of Australia

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Grewal

et al. 2005

Int J Consumer Studies

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Oysters represent an excellent source of major nutrients, especially proteins, vitamins and minerals. The consumption of oysters in Australia has not grown enough to match to their increased availability. This study is designed to provide information for the oyster industry to better attract more consumers to eat oysters. Six antecedent variables affecting the consumer choice of oysters: quality, safety, labelling, presentation, psychological aspects and preferred values for packaging and price, were identified by principal component factor analysis. A logistic regression approach predicts the consumer choice of oysters using these six factors and the demographic factors in the binary choice model. The outcome of the modelling predicts that the consumer choice of ‘dine in or out’ for oysters is significantly linked to age, gender, residence, labelling and preferred values, while the frequency of eating oysters annually is significantly influenced by the factors of age and preferred values. The oyster promotions such as nutritional marketing of oysters that have low cholesterol, cooking shows and special activities that target specific subsections of the consumer market are recommended in the study.

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Consumer purchase behaviour for oysters: an empirical study in some state capital cities of Australia

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Grewal

et al. 2005

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…A key finding, discussed in several studies, was that consumers often lack knowledge regarding aquaculture species and farming practices (Ii et al, 1995;Honkanen and Olsen, 2008;Robertson et al, 2002;Vanhonacker et al, 2011;Verbeke et al, 2007), including Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) (Barrington et al, 2010;Shuve et al, 2009). One study investigating consumers' willingness to pay for aquaculture species found that respondents would pay more for wild-caught fish (Davidson et al, 2012), but another found that consumers would pay a price premium for farmed fish should there be improvements to environmental impact (Whitmarsh and Wattage, 2006).…”

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Improving sustainability of aquaculture in Europe: Stakeholder dialogues on Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

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Freeman

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“…If IMTA is to be acceptable in the mind of the general public, the biological potential of the species in question must be appropriate to the environment, the local communities should benefit, and consumers must be willing to purchase the end product (Gempesaw et al 1995). The IMTA concept seems to remedy some environmental effects of salmon farming; it also has positive economic benefits for the farmer because diversification generates additional revenues while reducing risk.…”

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Social aspects of the sustainability of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture

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A pilot project in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, is growing kelps, mussels, and salmon in an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system. Biological and economic results are positive, but social acceptability is also a critical component of aquaculture sustainability. Focus group sessions with several segments of the population (restaurateurs, residents of communities near aquaculture facilities, and the general population) were held and the participants' knowledge of, and opinions on, IMTA were recorded. Most participants felt that IMTA had the potential to reduce the environmental impacts of salmon farming, benefit community economies, and improve industry competitiveness and sustainability. All felt that seafood produced in IMTA systems would be safe to eat and 50% of the participants were willing to pay 10% more for these products if labelled as such. The participants felt that IMTA appears to be an improvement over current monoculture practices and would be cautiously welcomed in the marketplace. A promotional campaign educating the general public, food distributors, and other industry stakeholders about the positive benefits of IMTA would go a long way in gaining mainstream acceptance of this aquaculture practice.

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Consumer Perceptions of Aquaculture Products

Cited by 71 publications

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Consumer purchase behaviour for oysters: an empirical study in some state capital cities of Australia

Consumer purchase behaviour for oysters: an empirical study in some state capital cities of Australia

Improving sustainability of aquaculture in Europe: Stakeholder dialogues on Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

Social aspects of the sustainability of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture

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