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INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: INNOVATION, PRODUCTION AND NEW MARKETS IN AQUACULTURE

INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: INNOVATION, PRODUCTION AND NEW MARKETS IN AQUACULTURE Aquaculture Economics & Management, 13:71–75, 2009 Copyright © 2009 IAAEM ISSN: 1365-7305 DOI: 10.1080/13657300902918146 INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: INNOVATION, PRODUCTION AND NEW MARKETS IN AQUACULTURE 1 2 Frank Asche and Atle G. Guttormsen Department of Industrial Economics, University of Stavanger, Norway and Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Keywords aquaculture, innovation, production, seafood markets Aquaculture is currently the world’s fastest growing food producing sector. As can be seen in Figure 1, aquaculture was relatively insignificant in 1970, producing about 3.5 million tonnes, or approximately 5 percent of total seafood production. By 2006 this had increased to 66.7 million tonnes, or more than 42% of the total seafood supply of 157.5 million tonnes. This substantial growth in aquaculture production has fundamentally changed the world’s seafood markets. For instance, in the US, four of the six most consumed seafood species is now primarily supplied form aquaculture. From 1987 to 2006 the share of the consumption for of the top six farmed species has increased from less than 60% to almost 80% (Anderson, Asche, & Tveteras, 2009). In the European Union, farmed salmon and shrimp has http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquaculture Economics & Management Taylor & Francis

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Aquaculture Economics & Management, 13:71–75, 2009 Copyright © 2009 IAAEM ISSN: 1365-7305 DOI: 10.1080/13657300902918146 INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: INNOVATION, PRODUCTION AND NEW MARKETS IN AQUACULTURE 1 2 Frank Asche and Atle G. Guttormsen Department of Industrial Economics, University of Stavanger, Norway and Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life...
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Aquaculture Economics & Management, 13:71–75, 2009 Copyright © 2009 IAAEM ISSN: 1365-7305 DOI: 10.1080/13657300902918146 INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ISSUE: INNOVATION, PRODUCTION AND NEW MARKETS IN AQUACULTURE 1 2 Frank Asche and Atle G. Guttormsen Department of Industrial Economics, University of Stavanger, Norway and Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration, Bergen, Norway Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway Keywords aquaculture, innovation, production, seafood markets Aquaculture is currently the world’s fastest growing food producing sector. As can be seen in Figure 1, aquaculture was relatively insignificant in 1970, producing about 3.5 million tonnes, or approximately 5 percent of total seafood production. By 2006 this had increased to 66.7 million tonnes, or more than 42% of the total seafood supply of 157.5 million tonnes. This substantial growth in aquaculture production has fundamentally changed the world’s seafood markets. For instance, in the US, four of the six most consumed seafood species is now primarily supplied form aquaculture. From 1987 to 2006 the share of the consumption for of the top six farmed species has increased from less than 60% to almost 80% (Anderson, Asche, & Tveteras, 2009). In the European Union, farmed salmon and shrimp has

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Aquaculture Economics & Management – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 20, 2009

Keywords: aquaculture; innovation; production; seafood markets

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