RT journal article
T1 Exploring consumers' acceptance of fish escape events from aquaculture: A structural equation modelling approach
A1 Ruiz Chico, José
A1 Perni Llorente, Ángel
A1 Barreiro-Hurlé, Jesús
A1 Toledo-Guedes, Kilian
A2 Economía General
K1 Consumers' preferences
K1 Farmed fish
K1 Food fraud
K1 PLS-SEM
K1 Spain
AB This paper examines consumers' attitudes towards managing fish escapes from aquaculture facilities. Understanding how consumers perceive this issue significantly affects businesses, markets, and the environment. To this end, 1000 surveys were carried out in two Spanish Mediterranean provinces (Alicante and Murcia). With the information gathered, we develop a structural equation model to link their perception of environmental risks, aquaculture, and fish escape management. We identify a significant positive relationship between the perception of environmental threats and the acceptance of aquaculture towards fish escapes and between opinions about environmental threats and this sector. Based on these findings, we recommend improving communication, information and traceability systems to control the potential confounding of farmed and wild fish in the market. In addition, we call for more significant intervention by public administrations in managing these events and mitigating their consequences so that consumer confidence and the economic sustainability of the sector are not affected.
PB Elsevier B.V.
SN 0044-8486
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37048
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37048
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 05-nov-2026