title: Perceived importance of sustainability and ethics related to fish: a consumer behavior perspective.
abstract: Although sustainability and ethics are of increasing public importance, little research has been conducted to reveal its association with fish consumer behavior. Cross-sectional data were collected through a postal self-administered survey (June 2005) from a sample of 381 Flemish women aged 20-50 years. Consumers attach high perceived importance to sustainability and ethics related to fish. However, this perceived importance is neither correlated with fish consumption frequency nor with general attitude toward eating fish. Refusing to eat wild fish is grounded in sustainability and ethical concerns, whereas the decision not to eat farmed fish is associated with a lower expected intrinsic quality rather than shaped by importance attached to sustainability and ethical issues.
authors: Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Belgium. Wim.Verbeke@UGent.be
authors: Wim
authors: W
authors: Verbeke
authors: Filiep
authors: F
authors: Vanhonacker
authors: Isabelle
authors: I
authors: Sioen
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Van Camp
authors: Stefaan
authors: S
authors: De Henauw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001530:Belgium; D003258:Consumer Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005396:Fish Products / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005399:Fishes; D019649:Food Industry / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017747:Seafood