U.S. seafood consumption

Current seafood consumption pattern, consumer profile and factors affecting seafood consumption amount and frequency of the consumers residing in coastal region (İzmir), mixed region (Adana) and countryside region (Ankara) of Turkey were researched in this study. It is aimed to provide source to researchers and relevant institutions who are willing to guide the future sectoral initiatives and conduct more extensive research on seafood consumer habits. In this context, the research population was determined according to their distance to the sea and their populations by purposive sampling method. 43 % of total 400 survey was conducted in Ankara, 36% in İzmir and 21% in Adana by face to face interviews. According to the survey results, 6% of respondents never consume seafood, 25% once a month, 28% once every two weeks, and 42% consume once and more than once in a week. The most seafood consumption frequency was identified in Izmir. Nearly 90% of consumers in the entire regions prefer to consume seafood in fresh type. According to the answers of all consumers 4 major factors affecting seafood consumption preferences and habits in a negative way were "high price, cannot be easily found in the market, not recognition of seafood varieties and disfavor of the flavor of seafood". The relationship between frequency of seafood consumption and education level of consumer’s variables is determined as linear and strong but the relationship between consumer age and seafood consumption frequency is determined as reverse. On the factors affecting choice of seafood consumption in a positive way, 71% of consumers stated the beneficial to health perception and taste of seafood as the most important reason for their preference. Therefore, the relationship between consumption trend and beneficial to health perception of seafood is determined as linear and strong.Keywords: Seafood, consumption pattern, consumer behaviour, seafood marketing

The measures introduced to limit the spread of COVID-19 had interesting impacts on the U.S. seafood market as home consumption of seafood increased while restaurant sales declined significantly. Although numerous studies have examined the impact of the initial shock caused by COVID-19 on seafood consumption patterns in the U.S., there are few studies investigating the persistence of the different trend. In this paper, we analyze retail sales trends of seafood for the period from September 10, 2016, to August 28, 2021. The sharp increase in retail sales of seafood products during the initial COVID-19 period largely seems to persist, except for shelf-stable products. As such, the pandemic significantly boosted the retail sales of seafood in the U.S. After March 2020, the fresh and frozen seafood categories, as well as entrées, experienced a significant surge in sales that has largely persisted. For shelf-stable seafood, there was a stronger surge in sales in the spring of 2020, but as sales quickly reverted to normal levels, suggesting that the sales increase was hoarding of these storable products.

Global aquaculture production continues to grow, and farmed seafood is now as important as wild seafood as a food source. Still, aquaculture remains a controversial production technology (Smith et al. 2010). On the one hand, it provides food and livelihoods. On the other hand, it is a new way of using the environment and creates more competition for food and land. Aquaculture production has also contributed to increased trade in seafood (Tveteras et al. 2012). A growing seafood trade is considered positive to the extent that trade creates economic opportunity but negative when it impinges on food sovereignty. In recent decades, aquaculture has been the world’s fastest growing food production technology, and control of the production process has led to innovation-driven productivity growth (Anderson 2002; Asche 2008). Productivity growth occurs at all stages in the supply chain: in the production process, from input providers, in transportation and logistics, and in processing. Product development—both in primary production (Forsberg and Guttormsen 2006a,b) and in processing (Kvaloy and Tveteras 2008; Asche et al. 2011)—allows producers to reach even more consumers. Salmon has been a leading species in this development, with production growth even faster than aquaculture, in general, and a proliferation of new product forms. On August 27–28, 2013, the workshop “Seafood Markets and Aquaculture Production with a Focus on Salmon” was held at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in As, Norway. The articles in this special issue are a subset of the 22 total papers presented and illustrate the breadth of topics covered. The majority focus on salmon, while some focus on the general seafood market. Several of the articles specifically illustrate how productivity development and innovation at different levels in the salmon aquaculture supply chain introduce interesting new research topics for seafood researchers; many draw on areas of the economics discipline that were previously regarded as not very relevant for fisheries and seafood. The most striking feature is the importance of the market and associated downstream market activities. The following exercise illustrates this point. On August 14, 2013, we conducted a Google search for salmon, tuna, and cod recipes. The search returned 50 million hits for salmon, 27 million for tuna, and 13 million for cod. These numbers are suggestive of a feature that is very hard to find data to quantify—product development for end consumers. Our impression

Rethinking sustainability: From seafood consumption to seafood commons

Seafood consumption patterns and affecting factors in urban China: A field survey from six cities

Affordability influences nutritional quality of seafood consumption among income and race/ethnicity groups in the United States

The seafood market in Portugal: Driving forces and consequences

Japan was the world’s largest fishing nation from the 1930s through the 1980s, is historically among the globe’s most voracious consumers of seafood, and has long been a central player in the international marine products trade, both as a leading exporter and as a major importer. Despite a number of popular and scholarly misconceptions about seafood production, consumption, and trade in modern Japan—that fish has always been a major part of the Japanese diet, that the Japanese state has promoted fisheries primarily out of a concern for food security, that the story of Japanese fishing is limited to the harvest of bluefin tuna and whales, and that the globalization of seafood markets is a relatively new phenomenon—the history of Japan’s modern fisheries reveals how the industrialization of the oceans, the globalization of seafood production and distribution, and the degradation of marine environments have progressed with inexorable efficiency, speed, and thoroughness over the 20th century.

To describe seafood consumption patterns in First Nations (FN) in British Columbia (BC) and examine lifestyle characteristics associated with seafood consumption; to identify the top ten most consumed seafood species and their contributions to EPA and DHA intake; and to estimate dietary exposure to methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene. Dietary and lifestyle data from the First Nations Food Nutrition and Environment Study, a cross-sectional study of 1103 FN living in twenty-one communities across eight ecozones in BC, Canada, were analysed. Seafood consumption was estimated using a traditional FFQ. Seafood samples were analysed for contaminant contents. Seafood consumption patterns varied significantly across BC ecozones reflecting geographical diversity of seafood species. The top ten most consumed species represented 64 % of total seafood consumption by weight and contributed 69 % to the total EPA+DHA intake. Mean EPA+DHA intake was 660·5 mg/d in males, 404·3 mg/d in females; and 28 % of FN met the Recommended Intake (RI) of 500 mg/d. Salmon was the most preferred species. Seafood consumption was associated with higher fruit and vegetable consumption, lower smoking rate and increased physical activity. Dietary exposure to selected contaminants from seafood was negligible. In FN in BC, seafood continues to be an essential part of the contemporary diet. Seafood contributed significantly to reaching the RI for EPA+DHA and was associated with a healthier lifestyle. Given numerous health benefits, seafood should be promoted in FN. Efforts towards sustainability of fishing should be directed to maintain and improve access to fisheries for FN.

Growing trade networks through globalisation have expanded governance of local environments to encompass multiple scales. The governing role of market actors, such as traders and consumers in importing countries, has been recognized and embraced for sustainable seafood sourcing and trade. The perceptions that affect the conduct of these actors are a potential influence on governance of distal environments. In this paper we investigate the perceptions of sea cucumber traders in China. Sea cucumbers are an important global fishery commodity predominantly traded to China, the world’s largest seafood market, and seven traded species are endangered globally. We examine what traders and consumers in China perceive as important issues in seafood markets, and where they perceive the responsibility for sustainable fisheries to lie, to interpret what scope there is for sustainability to become an important issue in China’s seafood markets. We find that clusters of perceptions about cultural status, quality, health and food safety, and country of origin influence decisions that consumers make. These norms are rooted in sociocultural practice and drive current trade strategies. While traders do want to mitigate risks and secure supplies, food safety, product quality and country of origin are viewed as more important concerns than stock sustainability. Responsibility for sustainable fishing is perceived to be that of national governments in production countries. Trading practices and consumer perceptions together pose a serious challenge to sustainable seafood markets, further confounded by clandestine cross-border grey trade into China.

This study examines the complex relationships between global meat and seafood markets, focusing on the time-varying correlation between the Meat Index Market and the Seafood Index after Japan's nuclear wastewater release. Employing a Bayesian technique combined with the Skewed Multivariate Generalized Error Distribution, the study efficiently captures the time-varying correlations, with causality tests determining directional influences between the indices. The results reveal significant disruptions in seafood markets, highlighting the geopolitical impact on market dynamics. By offering a fresh perspective on market interdependencies during environmental crises, the study aids in risk assessments and effective risk mitigation strategies, introducing a Bayesian perspective into traditional financial econometrics and signifying a methodological shift in advanced model selection. Ultimately, understanding the dynamic relationships between meat and seafood markets can help traders, decision-makers, and market players navigate the financial effects of external shocks on global seafood market dynamics.

Ukraine is one of the states that, to a large extent, meet their own needs for various crop and livestock products. At the same time, the capabilities of our agricultural sector allow forming an offer in an amount sufficient for profitable supplies to other countries. Therefore, when considering in detail the functioning of most agri-food markets in Ukraine, production and export are mainly described as the main structural elements of the balance sheet. In the case of the fish and seafood market, a completely different picture is observed, when the indicators and features of import and consumption come to the fore. The problem of import dependence in this segment only increases over time, caused by a combination of objective and subjective factors of an economic, social, and political nature. It is important from a scientific standpoint in this context to compare individual indicators of the world and Ukrainian fish and seafood markets to demonstrate the reasons for the different levels of their development at the present stage. The need to consider these and other related issues indicates the relevance of this topic. The purpose of the study is to investigate the situation on the Ukrainian fish and seafood market, the importance of its import for the generation of domestic supply and demand, to determine the potential of production in Ukraine at the expense of its own specialised industries. The following methods are used: theoretical generalisation, analysis and synthesis, comparative evaluation, historical, graphical, and tabular. The dynamics of import to Ukraine of products of group 3 of the UKTZED “Fish, crustaceans, mollusks” in quantitative and cost indicators, the general balance of these products, changes in its production by Ukrainian enterprises together with the key reasons, a detailed description of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the global market for these products, in particular, with the selection of leading countries in production, exports, consumption trends, assessed the prospects for its development, established a focus on the systemic development of the world market of fish and seafood in the context of movement of goods from primary producer to the final consumer, provided proposals for Ukrainian market to increase own production through legalisation and stimulation of aquaculture. The provisions of the study are aimed at informing Ukrainian industry enterprises, potential producers, and responsible state authorities about current trends in the global fish and seafood market to identify the potential of domestic production and reduce Ukraine’s dependence on imports of this group of products.

This empirical study examines seafood consumption patterns in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia at the regency level, and analyzes changes in consumption patterns during the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus outbreak. We used a stratified semi-random general population survey administered online through mobile devices from November 24th-December 31st 2020 for rapid assessment and dissemination, which received 1518 respondents. Our findings enabled us to generate a COVID-19 impact index at the regency level, indicating an urban-to-rural gradient in the degree of change in seafood consumption patterns, with rural areas incurring more changes. During COVID-19, 61% of respondents ate less seafood than normal, 66% stated seafood was more expensive, and 37% stated that the seafood they normally buy was not available. Respondents also bought 5% less fresh or raw seafood, and 4.3% more pre-cooked seafood products during the pandemic. Traditional markets, mobile vendors, and food stands remain the most frequent access points for seafood, although access decreased during the pandemic for all, with mini- and supermarket access slightly increasing. Raw and fresh seafood purchases from travelling merchants decreased 12.5% during the pandemic. A larger percentage of women (~10% more than men) eat fish at least once per week, and women eat a larger diversity of seafood products. However, men classified themselves on average in a higher income class than women both before and during the pandemic, and men were significantly more likely to agree that they had enough money to buy the food they wanted during the pandemic. Overall, respondents who indicated eating a higher frequency of fish per week, were significantly more likely to agree that they ate less fish during the pandemic. Respondents on Sumbawa island were significantly more likely to agree that the fisheries products were not available during the pandemic.

In coastal areas, a less diverse diet is one of the main causes of anemia in pregnant women. This study aims to analyze the correlation between marine resource consumption patterns and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in coastal areas of Indonesia in the period January 2025, focusing on food intake. This study uses a cross-sectional study design. The population in this study is pregnant women living in coastal areas, totaling 369 pregnant women; the sampling technique used in this study is Simple Random Sampling, totaling 189 respondents. Data collection was conducted using a Food Frequency Questionnaire, which was employed to identify the types and frequency of marine resource consumption over the past month, while the three-day 24-hour dietary recall was used to estimate daily nutrient intake, including iron and other relevant micronutrients. Anemia status was assessed by measuring hemoglobin levels through the Cyanmethemoglobin method. In data analysis, the Spearman test will be used to identify the relationship between marine resource consumption patterns and the incidence of anemia. Based on the results of the Spearman test on pregnant women, the value of Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.033 was obtained, which showed that there was a significant relationship between seafood consumption patterns and the incidence of anemia in pregnant women in coastal areas. study found a significant relationship between seafood consumption patterns and anemia in pregnant women in coastal areas. The presence of non-heme iron and inhibitory compounds in seafood, along with low intake of red meat and liver, increases the risk of anemia.

The fish and seafood industry, which includes the production, processing, distribution and consumption of fish and seafood products, is an important part of the European blue economy. Europe is one of the largest consumers of fish and seafood in the world and, because of its diverse seafood preferences, it imports a considerable amount of seafood from other parts of the world. At the same time, there are significant differences between EU member states in terms of fish consumption and production levels. This study focuses on a group of six Central and Eastern European countries with the lowest levels of seafood consumption. The article reveals unique combinations of factors that determine demand for fisheries and aquaculture products, despite the presumed levelling effects of the single market and global supply chains. In this fragmented market, the main players are small and medium-sized enterprises that specialise in trading and processing broad groups of products and are able to integrate into complex supply chains. The overview of the seafood markets of Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia serves as a step towards a better understanding of the interplay between global and local market forces