Price Premiums for Providing Eco‐labelled Seafood: Evidence from <scp>MSC</scp>‐certified Cod in Sweden

Blomquist, Johan; Bartolino, Valerio; Waldo, Staffan

doi:10.1111/1477-9552.12106

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“…For example, Blomquist et al (2015) studied MSC-certified fisheries in Sweden, and emphasized the benefits from 'enhanced reputation of the fishery', as well as those benefits absent from our review such as 'increased credibility in the market'. Moore et al…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A qualitative meta-synthesis of the benefits of eco-labeling in developing countries

Carlson

Palmer

2016

Ecological Economics

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A qualitative meta-synthesis of the benefits of eco-labeling in developing countries

Carlson

Palmer

2016

Ecological Economics

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“…In turn, higher demand by consumers represents an incentive for producers, who will benefit from higher prices or the creation of new markets . It follows that consumer awareness about the issue addressed by the eco-label is crucial for determining the success of eco-labelled fish products (Johnston et al 2001;Blomquist et al 2014;Kaiser and EdwardsJones 2006).…”

Section: Potential Contribution Of the Rebyc-ii Lac Project To Certifmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While a price premium has occurred in some cases (Roheim et al 2011, SognGrundvåg et al 2013, Blomquist et al 2014, in others this premium has not been realized (Wakamatsu 2014, Asche et al 2015. Proponents, however, argue that an eco-label on seafood should be considered chiefly as a "market guarantee," even in difficult times for trade, as the demand for eco-labelled fishery products is generally less volatile than demand for conventional seafood (CBI 2016).…”

Section: Potential Contribution Of the Rebyc-ii Lac Project To Certifmentioning

confidence: 99%

Eco-Label Certification: A Case Study of the Campeche Shrimp Fishery, Mexico

Cintio¹,

Moreno²

2017

GCR

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AbstrAct:The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label certifies that seafood comes from a sustainable source. The use of this eco-label lags behind in the developing world, where ecosystem approaches to fishery management have not yet been widely implemented. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization under its REBYC-II LAC project is addressing ecosystem concerns within the shrimp trawl fisheries of a number of developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean by helping them to improve management of the negative ecosystem impacts by modifying their gear to reduce by-catch and habitat damage. This study investigates how the potential improvements identified by the REBYC-II LAC project will help in satisfying the requirements for obtaining an MSC certification in the Campeche shrimp fishery in Mexico. The feasibility and desirability of obtaining an MSC certification in this fishery was assessed by interviewing managers, fishers, processors, and other relevant stakeholders of the fishery. By comparing the MSC certification requirements with the current conditions of the Campeche shrimp fishery, this paper shows that the fishery is currently not certifiable. Although the REBYC-II LAC project could represent a significant step towards the potential certification of the fishery, further actions will need to be implemented by the Mexican management authorities and private sector, if certification is sought. This paper should help guide the Campeche shrimp industry and fishery managers towards the necessary steps for achieving sustainability.

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“…There are also other ecolabels for farmed fish, for example, the Friend of the Sea and NaturLand are available for both wild and farmed seafood [57]. Economic incentives for ecolabeling include increased opportunities to enter higher-valued markets, and potentially higher ex-vessel prices [58][59][60][61].…”

Section: Non-governmental Efforts To Promote Marine Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trade intervention: Not a silver bullet to address environmental externalities in global aquaculture

Asche

Roheim

2016

Marine Policy

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Aquaculture has been the world's fastest growing food production technology in recent decades, and continued growth in aquaculture production is predicted. While creating economic opportunity, aquaculture is also a new way of using eco-systems, and there is substantial evidence that aquaculture creates negative environmental externalities. Although the most effective way to address these externalities may be improved governance, this approach is often difficult because most aquaculture production takes place in developing countries with limited management capacity. The fact that a large part of aquaculture production is traded motivates substantial interest in the use of trade measures to reduce environmental impacts. However, the wide variety of species, production practices, and governance systems present in aquaculture makes it unlikely that general trade measures will achieve environmental objectives. Rather, there is a real risk that trade measures will reduce economic opportunity, raise new equity concerns, and impinge on public health with little or no environmental impact.

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Price Premiums for Providing Eco‐labelled Seafood: Evidence from MSC‐certified Cod in Sweden

Cited by 94 publications

References 26 publications

A qualitative meta-synthesis of the benefits of eco-labeling in developing countries

A qualitative meta-synthesis of the benefits of eco-labeling in developing countries

Eco-Label Certification: A Case Study of the Campeche Shrimp Fishery, Mexico

Trade intervention: Not a silver bullet to address environmental externalities in global aquaculture

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