Toward Improved Public Confidence in Farmed Fish Quality: A Canadian Perspective on the Consequences of Diet Selection

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-224

  Farrell, Anthony P ^a,b   Friesen, Erin N ^a   Higgs, David A ^a,b   Ikonomou, Michael G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Fisheries and Oceans Canada   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FATTY ACID; FISH CULTURE; FOOD QUALITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; SALMONID; SEAFOOD;

CANADA;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77955204486     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2010.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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