Of Sea Lice and Superfood: A Comparison of Regional and National News Media Coverage of Aquaculture

Rickard, Laura N.; Feldpausch-Parker, Andrea M.

doi:10.3389/fcomm.2016.00014

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“…These findings support recent public opinion surveys on aquaculture in the United States (Rickard et al, 2020; Witzling et al, 2020). In particular, the relationship between environmentalism and support for aquaculture suggests that an industry once widely dismissed by green activists may be garnering more favorable attention (see also Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker, 2016). Those who consume more seafood also tend to view aquaculture more favorably (Rickard et al, 2020), as well as those who are older, more educated, and report higher incomes.…”

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“…As calls to increase marine (i.e., ocean-based) aquaculture production (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], 2016; The White House, 2020) increase, Americans may find themselves increasingly faced with choices to purchase aquaculture products or support local aquaculture policies. Yet limited familiarity with the industry, and exposure to media coverage that has historically emphasized its environmental risks (Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker, 2016), may make many Americans at least initially hesitant about expressing their support. In the present study, through an experiment among U.S. residents, we examine how a narrative emphasizing the benefits of sustainable aquaculture may persuade individuals to support aquaculture development, how emotion and transportation may mediate these effects, and whether communication medium makes a difference.…”

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Fish Tales: How Narrative Modality, Emotion, and Transportation Influence Support for Sustainable Aquaculture

Rickard

Yang

Liu

et al. 2021

Science Communication

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Considerable research suggests narrative persuasion’s attitudinal and behavioral effects in health and environmental contexts. Whether the format of narrative presentation influences these effects, however, remains unclear. We use an online experiment ( N = 2,225), comparing text and video conditions, to evaluate how exposure to narrative influences transportation, emotions, and risk-benefit perceptions and, in turn, how such perceptions affect attitudes and behavioral intentions toward sustainable aquaculture. Consistent with prior research, the text condition was more transporting than the video. Further, a serial mediation model shows transportation as leading to lower risk perception, higher benefit perception, and higher aquaculture support.

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Fish Tales: How Narrative Modality, Emotion, and Transportation Influence Support for Sustainable Aquaculture

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Yang

Liu

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“…Among the social determinants of an aquaculture industry's resilience, knowledge and related discourse have received the most attention. In the United States, public knowledge about aquaculture is limited (Murray et al 2017) and reflects much of the information provided in print news media (Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker 2016). Newspaper coverage of aquaculture tends to balance the benefits with the risks of aquaculture development (Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker 2016;Olsen & Osmundsen 2017).…”

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“…In the United States, public knowledge about aquaculture is limited (Murray et al 2017) and reflects much of the information provided in print news media (Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker 2016). Newspaper coverage of aquaculture tends to balance the benefits with the risks of aquaculture development (Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker 2016;Olsen & Osmundsen 2017). When given equal attention in the news, these positions can have negative effects on attitudes, especially among people unfamiliar with aquaculture (Robertson et al 2002).…”

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Resilience of cold water aquaculture: a review of likely scenarios as climate changes in the Gulf of Maine

Bricknell

Birkel

Brawley

et al. 2020

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing development and continuation of sustainable aquaculture in temperate regions. We primarily consider the ecological and physical resilience of aquaculture in the Gulf of Maine (GoM), where a thriving industry includes marine algae, extensive and intensive shellfish aquaculture, and a well-established Atlantic salmon industry, as well as the infrastructure required to support these economically important ventures. The historical record of sea surface temperature in the GoM, estimated from gridded, interpolated in situ measurements, shows considerable interannual and decade-scale variability superimposed on an overall warming trend. Climate model projections of sea surface temperature indicate that the surface waters in the GoM could warm 0.5-3.5°C beyond recent values by the year 2100. This suggests that, while variability will continue, anomalous warmth of marine heatwaves that have been observed in the past decade could become the norm in the GoM ca. 2050, but with the most significant impacts to existing aquaculture along the southernmost region of the coast. We consider adaptations leading to aquacultural resilience despite the effects of warming, larger numbers of harmful nonindigenous species (including pathogens and parasites), acidification, sea-level rise, and more frequent storms and storm surges. Some new species will be needed, but immediate attention to adapt existing species (e.g. preserve/define wild biodiversity, breed for temperature tolerance and incorporate greater husbandry) and aquaculture infrastructure can be successful. We predict that these measures and continued collaboration between industry, stakeholders, government and researchers will lead to sustaining a vibrant working waterfront in the GoM.

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“…Though domestic aquaculture production is minimal on a global scale (National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS], 2017), industry growth has spurred considerable controversy in some areas (Hanes, 2018; Johnson & Hanes, 2017). Furthermore, as recent news media content analyses have shown, the coverage of marine aquaculture often presents both risks (e.g., ecological impacts) and benefits (e.g., job creation; Rickard & Feldpausch-Parker, 2016; Rickard, Noblet, Duffy, & Brayden, 2018).…”

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Routine Influences on Aquaculture News Selection: A Q Method Study With New England Journalists

Duffy

Rickard

Grosswiler

2019

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Environmental journalists, as gatekeepers, often become arbiters of risk and benefit information. This study explores how their routine news value judgments may influence reporting on marine aquaculture, a growing domestic industry with complex social and ecological impacts. We interviewed New England newspaper journalists using Q methodology, a qualitative dominant mixed-method approach to study shared subjectivity in small samples. Results revealed four distinct reporting perspectives—“state structuralist,” “neighborhood preservationist,” “industrial futurist,” and “local proceduralist”—stemming from the news value and objectivity routines journalists used in news selection. Findings suggest implications for public understanding of, and positionality toward, natural resource use and development.

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Of Sea Lice and Superfood: A Comparison of Regional and National News Media Coverage of Aquaculture

Cited by 17 publications

References 52 publications

Fish Tales: How Narrative Modality, Emotion, and Transportation Influence Support for Sustainable Aquaculture

Fish Tales: How Narrative Modality, Emotion, and Transportation Influence Support for Sustainable Aquaculture

Resilience of cold water aquaculture: a review of likely scenarios as climate changes in the Gulf of Maine

Routine Influences on Aquaculture News Selection: A Q Method Study With New England Journalists

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