Public attitudes towards marine aquaculture: A comparative analysis of Germany and Israel

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

“…Safety relates to the potential of health risks such as cancer and developmental defects (Amberg and Hall, 2008;Schlag, 2011) (these issues were often reported in the media), and a consumer-perceived farmed fish association with increased risk of growth promoter/medicine residues (Verbeke et al, 2007). Environmental concerns were global and raised in studies undertaken in Australia Curtis, 2006, 2008), USA and Norway (Chu et al, 2010), Israel (Freeman et al, 2012) and Scotland, UK (Whitmarsh and Wattage, 2006;Whitmarsh and Palmieri, 2011). Identified environmental issues included: contaminants, disease, pollution, escape and destruction of habitat; and one study found that respondents were more concerned about the environmental risks from sea-cage sectors than from shellfish (Mazur and Curtis, 2008).…”

Climate Change and Indigenous People: Perceptions of Transhumant Herders and Implications to the Transhumance System in the Himalayas

“…Their relevancies in the context of mountainous area of Nepal, and to the transhumance system were validated with expert's consultation in Kathmandu. The response of herders towards these statements were collected in 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) scale format [37][38][39].…”

The Socio-economic Dimensions of Offshore Aquaculture in a Multi-use Setting

“…This has been done for a number of countries, including Australia Curtis 2006, 2008), Spain (Bacher et al 2014), Thailand (Schmitt and Brugere 2013), US and Norway (Chu et al 2010), Greece (Katranidis et al 2003), New Zealand (Shafer et al 2010), Germany Wever et al 2015), Israel (Freeman et al 2012), and Scotland (Whitmarsh and Palmieri 2009). Many of the studies concentrate on local stakeholder groups related to aquaculture (e.g.…”

“…However, capturing these varying stakeholder attitudes are also of relevance for businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders (Mazur and Curtis 2008;Freeman et al 2012;Ladenburg and Krause 2011). Studies from different countries have explored groups' views on how aquaculture impacts, i.e.…”

“…Mazur and Curtis 2008), and some also try to consider how the attitudes and risk perceptions expressed correlate with personal characteristics (e.g. lifestyle behaviour, Freeman et al 2012), or even with community situation (e.g. employment or income deprivation, Whitmarsh and Palmieri 2009).…”