• Brands, Labels, and Product Longevity: The Case of Salmon in UK Grocery Retailing 

      Asche, Frank; Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir; Zhang, Dengjun; Cojocaru, Andreea-Laura; Young, James A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-19)
      In recent years, the number of ecolabels and country-of-origin labels has grown substantially in seafood markets globally. This makes it more difficult for retailers and producers to communicate and demonstrate their differentiating claims to consumers. In addition, it has recently been suggested that there are both costs and supply chain benefits associated with labeling. This paper uses duration ...
    • Certify or not? The effect of the MSC certification on the ex-vessel prices for Atlantic cod in Norway 

      Bronnmann, Julia; Asche, Frank; Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-19)
      There is strong evidence that ecolabeled seafood commands a price premium in the retail market in Northern European countries. At the same time, there is significant uncertainty as to whether these markups are passed on to the fishers. This is important because producer benefits are required for an ecolabel to provide incentives for sustainable fishery management and fishing practices. Therefore, ...
    • The demands they are a-changin' 

      Brækkan, Eivind Hestvik; Thyholdt, Sverre Braathen; Asche, Frank; Myrland, Øystein (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-15)
      Smooth operators such as time trends are often applied to deal with unidentified demand shifters. However, if unknown factors affect demand irregularly, a time trend fails to capture the variation. We present an index approach for estimating irregular demand shifts, decomposing total demand shifts into predicted and unexplained effects. This allows separating demand shifts caused by known factors ...
    • The growth and decline of fisheries communities: Explaining relative population growth at municipality level 

      Iversen, Audun; Asche, Frank; Buck, Marcus; Henriksen, Edgar; Stein, Jonas; Svalestuen, Sigbjørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-23)
      In several countries, maintaining the population of fisheries dependent communities are of major importance in the fisheries governance system. However, most studies investigating the relationship between fisheries and communities have a qualitative focus on the impact of fisheries policies on the communities. We have access to data on population and key employment indicators of every Norwegian ...
    • Is capture-based aquaculture viable? The case of Atlantic cod in Norway 

      Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Asche, Frank; Bronnmann, Julia; Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir; Straume, Hans-Martin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-25)
      Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an important branch of the aquaculture industry that differs from closed cycle farming in that the stocking material consists of captured wild fish or other aquatic organisms. By skipping the difficult early production stages of fish farming, producers can test whether assumed market advantages such as high quality and consistent supply result in higher prices – ...
    • Product forms and price transmission in major European salmon markets 

      Straume, Hans-Martin; Asche, Frank; Landazuri-Tveteraas, Ursula; Misund, Bård; Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Zhang, Dengjun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-31)
      Product development is often an important component in increasing demand for successful aquaculture species. However, this topic has not received much attention due to limited data availability. In this paper, we investigate how the composition of salmon sales differ by product form by comparing the four largest European countries in terms of salmon consumption: France, Germany, Spain and the United ...
    • Regelrett eller rett regel? Håndtering og praktisering av regelverket for havbruksnæringen 

      Robertsen, Roy; Andreassen, Otto; Hersoug, Bjørn; Karlsen, Kine Mari; Osmundsen, Tonje; Solås, Ann-Magnhild; Sørgård, Bjørn; Asche, Frank; Tveterås, Ragnar (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016-10-11)
      This is the second report from the project “Impacts of the legal framework on the aquaculture industry – simplification of regulations”, funded by The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF). The project is designed to investigate how scientific knowledge and political objectives have shaped the design and implementation of the legal framework, and to suggest possible improvements and simplifications ...
    • Rettslig rammeverk for norsk havbruksnæring - Kartlegging av dagens status 

      Solås, Ann-Magnhild; Hersoug, Bjørn; Andreassen, Otto; Tveterås, Ragnar; Osmundsen, Tonje; Sørgård, Bjørn; Karlsen, Kine Mari; Asche, Frank; Robertsen, Roy (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015-06-12)
      Ambisjoner om videre vekst i norsk havbruksnæring har vært hyppig uttalt, både av næringen selv, og av skiftende regjeringer. Sentralt er at næringen skal gis muligheten til vekst, så lenge det skjer innenfor miljømessige bærekraftige rammer. Dette kan betraktes som en politisk målsetting for norsk havbruksnæring. Men næringens muligheter for vekst avgjøres ikke av politiske målsettinger alene. Andre ...
    • The structure of Norwegian seafood trade 

      Straume, Hans-Martin; Asche, Frank; Oglend, Atle; Gaasland, Ivar; Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine; Sogn-Grundvåg, Geir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-30)
      While seafood is a highly traded commodity, lack of data has largely prevented examination of the firms and industries that are conducting the actual transactions. In this paper we use highly disaggregated data to provide an overview of the seafood exports from Norway, the world’s 2nd largest seafood exporting country, and a country where fisheries as well as aquaculture are important industries. ...