Perceived importance of sustainability and ethics related to fish: A consumer behavior perspective

Ambio

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 580-585

  Verbeke, Wim ^a   Vanhonacker, Filiep ^a   Sioen, Isabelle ^a   Van Camp, John ^a   De Henauw, Stefaan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD QUALITY; PERCEPTION; SURVEY; SUSTAINABILITY;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONSUMER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHICS; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD;

EID: 37349077870     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447(2007)36[580:PIOSAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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55. First submitted 14 November 2006. Accepted for publication 18 February 2007.