Exploring public perceptions and expectations of the salmon aquaculture industry in Norway: A social license to operate?

Survey data on public perceptions of salmon aquaculture industry in Norway, Tasmania, and Iceland

“…The analysis of these additional questions is not included in Olsen et al. [1] but will be presented in a separate publication.…”

“…This variable operates on the municipal level and is derived from respondents’ reported postcodes (which we recoded into municipality) and geographical data on aquaculture production. This variable aligns with the micro-level focus of the social license literature, which primarily examines the relationship between a company and the local community [ 1 , 3 ]. Its purpose was to investigate differences in perceptions at the local level.…”

“…Drawing upon relevant academic literature on social license, as described in Olsen et al. [1] , our objective was to gather data on attitudes towards the industry and expand our understanding of the factors influencing its social license to operate. We also adapted previous survey designs measuring public attitudes to suit the context of aquaculture in the regions data were collected for.…”

“…In addition to the published articles by Olsen et al. [1] and Misund et al. [2] , this dataset offers more detailed insights into perceptions of the aquaculture industry and enables further investigations and analysis of the Norwegian data, as well as facilitating comparative analyses with other regions.…”