In Nepal fish farming in Phewa Lake has become the alternative way of income for the communities residing around the lakes, rivers and reservoirs. In areas close to water bodies, only communities of untouchables, poor, and indigenous have a tradition in fisheries. So, to increase the economic and social status of the poor, untouchable and indigenous people, fish farming was introduced. After the ...

Consumer awareness on ecological issues has increased and, consequently, companies have incremented the presence of eco-friendly products in the market, that can be distinguished by the presence of an eco-label. This thesis studies whether or not the products with an eco-label shows any price differences in the Spanish market in two different cities (Madrid and Granada) by conducting a hedonic ...

The possible health effects of the long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA; 20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic (DHA; 22:6 n-3) have been studied for the last 40 years. The outcome of these studies has shown that intake of these Omega-3 may reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease and possibly also have anticancer effects, improve brain development, reduce depression and delay the ...

Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) is a small crab of a high commercial value, with delicious and nutricious meat. In the global market, it is a popular marine product. As a rule, snow crab is sold frozen in limb sections or as separate meat. The product price is difficult to define as it depends on a price for the exported snow crab, on the currency rate, meat quality and economic situations in importing ...

Small-scale fisheries are complex, diverse and dynamic. Therefore, to understand these fisheries, governance is favoured to management as a more comprehensive analytical framework that aims to catch issues and challenged beyond the technical aspects of management. Following a phronesis approach, embedding theory into reality, I chose the case study of the small-scale fisheries of the San Andrés ...

Atlantic salmon ((Salmo salar, Linneaus,1758)) is a commodity traded globally and salmon exports are one of the main sources of income for Norway. Despite the great growth both in supply and the demand in the last decades, there is still a substantial variability in industry profits level and an important part of such variability is due to fluctuation in salmon prices. This Master Thesis analyse ...

Vopnafjörður is a small fisheries dependent community on the North East coast of Iceland. The community has experienced fluctuations in the fishing industry over the recent years and had to adapt. After some years of struggle, the local company Tangi was merged into a larger company, HB Grandi. The merger was a success and fish processing in the community is stable. In the recent years mackerel has ...

Fisheries management research is mostly centered on providing the needed knowledge about the fish stock in order to influence fishermen’s behavior at sea for stock sustainability. Management should also integrate knowledge acquired from primary producers (particularly phytoplankton) which form the foundations for fish production in implementing fishing controlling measures. Phytoplankton production ...

Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is considered to be a key species in the Arctic marine ecosystems. Yet detailed or even basic knowledge regarding its biology and adaptations, especially during the polar night, are in many cases poor. No field data is presently available on the gonad development of polar cod, its reproductive biology and associated bioenergetics. Accordingly, polar cod was sampled at ...

Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Walbaum) is a commercially important fish species in the Barents Sea. This fishery has been strongly regulated, including a fishing ban from 1992 to 2009. Studies of fish reproduction are needed to extend the knowledge about this species in order to improve management and to avoid another decay of the stock. This Master Thesis describes the relationships ...