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Seafood Ecolabelling: Principles and Practice
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Edition:
- 1st
- Author:
- Ward, Trevor; Phillips, Bruce
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- ISBN:
- 978-1-40-516266-1
- Doody Core Title Score:
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An essential purchase for all those involved in fisheries and aquaculture management and product certification and ecolabelling throughout the world.
In recent years there have been some major developments and a greatly increased recognition of the importance of more sustainable and environmentally-friendly fishing and fish-farming methods. Various types of seafood eco-endorsements have been introduced, and these initiatives have now blossomed into an extensive range of types of product endorsement labels and systems.
This volume comprehensively reviews the current eco-endorsement systems for seafood products, described in four main sections with contributions by leading experts from around the globe:
In recent years there have been some major developments and a greatly increased recognition of the importance of more sustainable and environmentally-friendly fishing and fish-farming methods. Various types of seafood eco-endorsements have been introduced, and these initiatives have now blossomed into an extensive range of types of product endorsement labels and systems.
This volume comprehensively reviews the current eco-endorsement systems for seafood products, described in four main sections with contributions by leading experts from around the globe:
- A full description of the background and history of ecolabels, ratings, guides and choice systems
- Seafood evaluation and certification, including issues of quality, costs and benefits
- Highly significant case studies in the use of ecolabels, including details of programs undertaken with species such as pollock, Baja red spiny lobster, and Patagonian toothfish
- The future of sustainable seafood
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- Platform:
- OvidSP
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Product Type:
- Book
- Author:
- Ward, Trevor; Phillips, Bruce
- ISBN:
- 978-1-40-516266-1
- Specialty:
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- Biodiversity Conservation
- Language:
- English
- Edition:
- 1st
- Pages:
- 472
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Doody Core Title Score:
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