Nowadays, a large quantity of seafood is still moved to market essentially unpackaged. Whole or gutted fish are iced in fish holds, stored upon landing and then re-iced in bulk containers to be hauled to local fish markets. At the market, whole, dressed or filleted fish are displayed and offered for sale (still unpackaged) on a bed of ice. A switch from wooden to waxed or plastic-coated corruga...

201 Comparison of ω-3 Fatty Acids by GC-MS in Frequently Consumed Fish and Fish Oil Preparations on the Turkish Market Summary : In this study, two fish species, anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), and three commercial fish oil products sold on the Turkish market were analyzed and compared by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) according to their...

The role of the market in shaping various forms of behavior is perhaps the fundamental issue facing behavioral economics today. This study conducts a field experiment in fish markets of Kolkata, India that are prone to widespread cheating by sellers and examines whether, and to what extent, intrinsic preferences for honesty influence outcomes in actual market transactions. Exploiting systematic...

This paper builds on the work of Anderson (1985a). Interactions between the capture fishery and aquaculture are modeled in two different cases: (1) cultured fish has the same market value as wild fish, and (2) cultured fish has only a substitute value for wild fish. In agreement with Anderson’s conclusions, it is found that the entry of aquaculture lowers market price, increases total supply, r...