Profiling of Croatian Consumers Based on Their Intention to Consume Farmed Fish

Krešić, Greta; Dujmić, Elena; Lončarić, Dina; Zrnčić, Snježana; Liović, Nikolina; Pleadin, Jelka

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“…Additionally, they aimed to identify consumers' attitudes, barriers, and preferences related to fish consumption (Krešić et al, 2023;Marinac Pupavac et al, 2022;Tomić et al, 2016a). Somewhat less research has specifically targeted farmed fish, exploring the determinants affecting preferences for wildcaught versus farmed fish, as well as describing different consumer segments based on their intention to consume farmed fish (Krešić et al, 2022b;Tomić et al, 2017). However, only one study dealt with the topic of organic aquaculture, as one of the particular segments of sustainable aquaculture (Ferfolja et al, 2022).…”

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Sustainable aquaculture from students’ perspectives

Krešić,

Dujmić,

Pleadin

et al. 2024

Croat. j. food sci. technol. (Online)

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Due to its nutritional value and health benefits, regular consumption of fish should be encouraged at all stages of life. Considering the fact that the majority of the world’s marine fish stocks are being exploited, aquaculture is the only way to ensure an adequate supply. Aquaculture production should be sustainable and it should integrate environmental, social, and economic dimensions. Students, as a valuable segment of consumers, are future decision-makers in society and can contribute to sustainable development as agents of change. In this study, 224 students from the University of Rijeka (68 males and 156 females) with an average age of 21.5±1.4 years were included. The aim of this study was to obtain information about the most important aspects of sustainable aquaculture from their point of view. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse the sample characteristics, while statistical significance difference between males and females was computed using an independent t-test and Pearson’s chi-square test. The obtained results confirmed that the most important features of sustainable aquaculture were: minimal use of hormones and drugs, no environmental pollution, and production close to nature. Female participants consider more important protection of endangered species (p=0.04) and respect for fish welfare (p=0.01), while male participants are much more aware of supporting rural areas (p=0.04) and low technical level in production (p=0.04). Quality also emerged as an important component in an open-ended question, together with environmental factors. Furthermore, there is an opportunity to enhance students’ interest in eco-labels, since it did not receive very high importance among this student group (3.60 ± 1.20 and 3.82 ± 0.90). In the future, nutrition education provided by institutions could be an important tool in preparing future generations for sustainable society.

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable aquaculture from students’ perspectives

Krešić,

Dujmić,

Pleadin

et al. 2024

Croat. j. food sci. technol. (Online)

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Societal perceptions of aquaculture: Combining scoping review and media analysis

Budhathoki,

Tunca,

Martinez

et al. 2024

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Aquaculture has been recognised for achieving multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; its further growth depends on understanding, and responding to, societal perceptions in a broader context. Thus, this study aims to understand societal perceptions of aquaculture through a scoping review and media analysis. A scoping review identified 151 academic studies for inclusion in our five identified research clusters: (1) social acceptability, (2) growth and development, (3) media coverage, (4) sustainable aquaculture, and (5) consumer perceptions. Further, newspaper articles (n = 100) were sampled from the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Spain, Turkey, and China; elsewhere all articles identified were included (Poland, 79; Hungary, 29; India, 70). The findings suggest that scientific and newspaper articles tend to present sustainability aspects in a simplified form. Key stakeholder groups include fish farming enterprises, civil society, governmental officials, scientists, and business leaders both within aquaculture value chains (retailers/wholesalers, technology industry) and outside of them (fisheries, tourism). Also, other stakeholders included the public (indigenous groups, residents, consumers). The stakeholder groups perceived aquaculture differently and depending on the circumstances and context, their perceptions ranged from positive to negative. Many factors influenced their perceptions, including aquaculture's impact on multiple sustainability dimensions, knowledge, transparency, personal interests, types, and location of aquaculture practises, regulations, experience, and sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, education, and income. We recommend that aquaculture practitioners focus on context‐specific multifaceted strategies—prioritising transparency, communication, and accountability—and provide essential knowledge to ensure that societal perceptions of aquaculture are based on accurate, empirical information.

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Profiling of Croatian Consumers Based on Their Intention to Consume Farmed Fish

Cited by 2 publications

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Sustainable aquaculture from students’ perspectives

Sustainable aquaculture from students’ perspectives

Societal perceptions of aquaculture: Combining scoping review and media analysis

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