Social acceptability of marine aquaculture: The use of survey-based methods for eliciting public and stakeholder preferences

Marine Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 452-457

  Whitmarsh, David ^a   Palmieri, Maria Giovanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Environmental impact; Preference elicitation; Salmon farming; Social acceptability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MARICULTURE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SALMONID CULTURE; STAKEHOLDER; SURVEY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59849108062     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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