Consumer preferences for sea fish using conjoint analysis: Exploratory study of the importance of country of origin, obtaining method, storage conditions and purchasing price

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Claret, Anna ^a   Guerrero, Luis ^a   Aguirre, Enaitz ^b   Rincón, Laura ^c   Hernández, M Dolores ^d   Martínez, Inmaculada ^e   Benito Peleteiro, José ^f   Grau, Amàlia ^g   Rodríguez Rodríguez, Carmen ^h  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b AGAPA Agencia de Gestión Agraria y Pesquera de Andalucía ^*  (Spain)

^c Dept Acuicultura y Genética Marina   (Spain)

^d IMIDA Acuicultura   (Spain)

^e Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

^f Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo   (Spain)

^g LIMIA Laboratorio de Investigaciones Marinas y Acuicultura   (Spain)

^h CEP Asturias Centro de Experimentación Pesquera El Muelle   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Consumer preferences; Sea fish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862313164     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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