Using Stated Preference Valuation to Support Sustainable Marine Fishery Management
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Methods
2.1. Questionnaire Design
2.2. Method of the Questionnaire Survey
2.3. Models
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Veblen Effect
4.2. Prices as Signals of Product Quality
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fishery | Species | Gear Types | Locations | MSC Status | Tonnage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada northern and striped shrimp | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis), Striped shrimp (Pandalus montagui) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 18 (Arctic Sea) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Certified | 57733 |
Scotian Shelf shrimp | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-otter trawls | 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Withdrawn | |
Skagerrak, Kattegat and Norwegian Deeps prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Withdrawn | |
ISF Iceland northern shrimp-inshore and offshore | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified | |
FIUN Russian Barents Sea shrimp | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | In Assessment | |
Sweden Skagerrak, Kattegat and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Combined | 1488 |
Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified | 5214 |
Gulf of St Lawrence Northern shrimp trawl fishery | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Otter trawls | 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Certified | 26732 |
Canada Scotian Shelf Northern prawn trawl and trap | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Traps Trawls-Bottom trawls-otter trawls | 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Certified | 2392 |
Norway North East Arctic cold water prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified | 22695 |
Norway Skagerrak and the Norwegian Deep cold water prawn fishery | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified | 5608 |
Fogo Island Co-operative Society Limited cold water shrimp | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-otter trawls | 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Withdrawn | |
Denmark Skagerrak and the Norwegian Deep cold-water prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Combined | 2173 |
West Greenland coldwater prawn | Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-otter trawls | 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) | Certified | 99998 |
Estonia North East Arctic cold water prawn and cod fishery | Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) | Trawls-Bottom trawls-shrimp trawls | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified | 16128 |
Joint demersal fisheries in the North Sea and adjacent waters | Tusk (=Cusk) (Brosme brosme), Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), European hake (Merluccius merluccius), Ling (Molva molva) (Molva molva), Nephrops (Nephrops norvegicus), Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis), European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), Saithe (=Pollock) (Pollachius virens), Sole (Solea solea) | Miscellaneous Gear | 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) | Certified |
Attributes | Attribute Level |
---|---|
Duration of Certification (Years) | 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 |
Size of Package (g) | 150, 300, 450, 600 |
Price per 100 g | 50, 52.5, 55, 57.5, 60 |
NSP 1 | NSP 2 | NSP 3 | NSP 4 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of Certification (Years) | 9 | 3 | 6 | N/A | None of above |
Size of Package (g) | 150 | 450 | 300 | 150 | |
Price per 100 g (NTD) | 55 | 58 | 53 | 50 | |
Please mark your choice | □ | □ | □ | □ | □ |
Demographic Variables | Mean | Standard Deviation |
---|---|---|
Male (proportion) | 0.462 | 0.499 |
Age | 39.121 | 12.480 |
Education | 4.065 | 0.726 |
Income | 62.714 | 36.003 |
Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|
ASC | −3.862 *** (0.673) | −8.486 *** (2.227) | −5.118 * (2.647) | −12.368 ** (5.727) |
Certification Period (Years) | −0.014 ** (0.006) | −0.020 *** (0.008) | −0.014 *** (0.006) | −0.019 ** (0.008) |
Package size (g) | −0.002 *** (0.0001) | −0.002 *** (0.0001) | −0.002 *** (0.0001) | −0.002 *** (0.0001) |
Price (NTD/g) | 0.081 *** (0.008) | 0.101 *** (0.008) | 0.081 *** (0.008) | 0.101 *** (0.008) |
Interactions with Status Quo Alternative | ||||
ASC_income | −0.005 (0.011) | −0.022 (0.017) | ||
ASC_gender | −0.408 (0.671) | −0.333 (1.230) | ||
ASC_age | −0.058 * (0.035) | −0.057 (0.058) | ||
ASC_education | 0.942 (0.583) | 1.688 (1.141) | ||
Standard Deviation | ||||
Price (NTD/g) | 0.081 *** (0.007) | 7.276 *** (1.509) | 0.081 *** (0.007) | 0.070 *** (0.013) |
ASC | 0.109 *** (0.008) | 7.510 *** (1.379) | ||
Certification Period (Years) | 0.002 *** (0.000) | 0.109 *** (0.009) | ||
Package size (g) | 0.063 *** (0.011) | 0.002 *** (0.0001) | ||
Information criteria | ||||
Log-likelihood | −5066.105 | −4990.933 | −5061.965 | −4986.354 |
AIC | 10,142.306 | 9998.098 | 10,142.221 | 9999.299 |
BIC | 10,164.438 | 10,033.432 | 10,181.942 | 10,056.503 |
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Liu, T.-M.; Chen, I.-J.; Yuan, H.-C.J. Using Stated Preference Valuation to Support Sustainable Marine Fishery Management. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094838
Liu T-M, Chen I-J, Yuan H-CJ. Using Stated Preference Valuation to Support Sustainable Marine Fishery Management. Sustainability. 2021; 13(9):4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094838
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Tzu-Ming, I-Jean Chen, and Ho-Ching Jenny Yuan. 2021. "Using Stated Preference Valuation to Support Sustainable Marine Fishery Management" Sustainability 13, no. 9: 4838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094838