Changing retail landscape: The Sourcing of sustainable seafood products for the US retail market has implications for seafood suppliers in developing countries

Roheim, Cathy (2010) Changing retail landscape: The Sourcing of sustainable seafood products for the US retail market has implications for seafood suppliers in developing countries. Samudra Report (55). pp. 7-10. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

When Wal-Mart announced in 2006 that it planned to purchase all of its wildcaught fresh and frozen fish for the United States market from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified fisheries by 2011, it was greeted with a mixed reception. There were those who wondered what the motivation of the corporation was in making such a decision, since many believed the typical Wal-Mart customer would not be willing to pay a premium for sustainable seafood.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0728
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, USA, Fisheries Trade, Certification, Ecolabelling, Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)
Subjects:	Fisheries Trade
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	08 Oct 2021 11:11
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 08:21
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1509

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