Preferences for health and environmental attributes of farmed salmon amongst southern ontario salmon consumers

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-45

  Rudd, Murray A ^a   Pelletier, Nathan ^b   Tyedmers, Peter ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Choice experiment; Human health; Omega 3 fatty acids; Persistent organic pollutants; Salmon farming; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FATTY ACID; FISHERY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONID; SALMONID FISHERY; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE-OFF;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79952480052     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2011.549405     Document Type: Article

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