Consumer’s perception and acceptance of lumpfish used in salmon cages

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are used as cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture to treat sea lice. However, after 18–24 months and reaching 0.4–0.6 kg, the fish is removed from the salmon cage and usually discarded, which raises social, economic, and environmental challenges, as well as ethical concerns. This paper assesses the viability of marketing lumpfish as food by exploring possible products that can be made from the fish in Vietnamese cuisine, and understanding the stakeholder’s perception and acceptance of the fish.

Fisheries

What drives the substitution of hazardous flame retardants in electronic appliances in Sweden?

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Highlights

  • We identify the relative importance of different drivers of firms’ preferences for chemical substitution.
  • The avoidance of health and environmental hazards is the most important driver of chemical substitution.
  • Firms are reluctant to tax policies that might lead to increases in the price of the product being sold.
  • Reluctance to chemical taxes can be reduced by using labels disclosing the use of less hazardous chemicals in the products.

Abstract

Waste

Efficiently reducing pollution from the seafood industry requires differentiated environmental fees

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

The seafood processing industry plays a vital role in job creation and economic growth, particularly in regions like the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. However, this industry also generates a significant amount of organic pollutants, predominantly discharged into riverside and seashore areas.

Fisheries, Policy Design, Water

Consumers’ willingness to pay an environmental fee for e-waste recycling in Vietnam: integrating the theory of planned behaviour and the norm activation model

Submitted by Luat Do on
EfD Authors:

E-waste is becoming a concern due to its toxic content and serious pollution effect. Many studies have focused on the detrimental impacts of hazardous e-waste and extended producer responsibility for e-waste recycling. There is, however, a lack of case studies from the perspectives of consumers’ awareness of e-waste, and willingness to pay (WTP) for e-waste recycling. An e-waste management system cannot be efficient when consumers are not actively involved in.

Policy Design, Waste