Consumer perception versus scientific evidence of farmed and wild fish: Exploratory insights from Belgium

Aquaculture International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-136

  Verbeke, Wim ^a   Sioen, Isabelle ^a   Brunsø, Karen ^b   Henauw, Stefaan ^a   Camp, John ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b AARHUS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Consumer; Farmed fish; Health; Perception; Safety; Taste; Wild fish

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; PERCEPTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247201080     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-007-9072-7     Document Type: Article

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