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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?
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| Autores: |
Babcock, Bruce A.
Weninger, Quinn
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| Data: |
2004-04-15
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| Ano: |
2004
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| Palavras-chave: |
Product differentiation
Salmon
Quality assurance
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
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| Resumo: |
Declining salmon prices, due primarily to expansion of farmed salmon production, have reduced revenues for Alaska's wild salmon fisheries by roughly 62 percent over the past 10 years. One possibility for reversing this trend is to differentiate wild and farmed salmon in consumer markets through quality improvements and marketing. We use a simple conceptual model to highlight the challenges that Alaska's wild salmon industry must overcome before the industry is likely to see significant revenue gains from increased quality. Our tentative conclusion is that product differentiation could increase profits for wild salmon. However, implementation may require significant departures from traditional production and management practices and possibly an amendment to the Alaska state constitution.
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| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
13660
http://purl.umn.edu/18469
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| Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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| Relação: |
Iowa State University>Center for Agricultural and Rural Development>CARD Working Paper Series
CARD Working Paper 04-WP 359
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| Formato: |
24
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