Why farm salmon outcompete fishery salmon

Josh Eagle, Rosamond Naylor and Whitney Smith

Marine Policy, 2004, vol. 28, issue 3, 259-270

Abstract: Over the past quarter century, the salmon aquaculture industry has grown rapidly. Price declines caused by the resulting worldwide increase in salmon production have severely impacted the salmon fishing industry, particularly in Alaska. In this paper, we examine the reasons behind the success of farm salmon. In addition to its inherent market advantages, farm salmon has benefitted from a legal structure that limits the ability of the fishing industry to adjust to competition. We look at these fisheries laws and at the impacts of various policy options on the future economic, ecological, and political sustainability of the fishing industry.

Keywords: Salmon; Aquaculture; Fisheries; policy; Fishing; industry; Seafood; markets; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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