CERTIFICATION OF SHRIMP AND SALMON FOR BEST AQUACULTURE PRACTICES: ASSESSING CONSUMER PREFERENCES IN RHODE ISLAND

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-286

  Roheim, Cathy A ^a   Sudhakaran, Pratheesh Omana ^b   Durham, Catherine A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aquaculture; best aquaculture practices; certification; conjoint analysis; consumer preferences

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CERTIFICATION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; SALMONID CULTURE; SHRIMP CULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY;

RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864714713     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2012.713075     Document Type: Article

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