• Assessing public preferences for deep sea ecosystem conservation: a choice experiment in Norway and Scotland 

      Ankamah-Yeboah, Isaac; Armstrong, Claire W.; Hynes, Stephen; Bui, Bich Xuân; Simpson, Katherine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-18)
      ecent events around the world have revealed varying degrees of public support for climate change and environmental regulation. Applying a latent class logit model, this study investigates Norwegian and Scottish public’s economic support for proposed deep sea management policies for novel attributes, identifying the presence of preference heterogeneity. Marine litter and health of fish stocks were ...
    • Consumer preference for eco-labelled aquaculture products in Vietnam 

      Bui, Bich Xuân (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-01)
      Product labelling with eco-certifications is market-based incentive tool for sustainable aquaculture, thus mitigating negative environmental impacts. The aims of this study are to investigate: i) whether consumers prefer eco-labelled (eco-certified) shrimps over conventional (non-certified) shrimp; and ii) whether consumers prefer specific eco-label (eco-certification logo) over others. The study ...
    • Have environmental preferences and willingness to pay remained stable before and during the global Covid-19 shock? 

      Hynes, Stephen; Armstrong, Claire W.; Bui, Bich Xuân; Ankamah-Yeboah, Isaac; Tinch, Robert; Ressurreição, Adriana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-07)
      This study tests the stability of environmental preferences and willingness to pay (WTP) values using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) across three countries pre and post the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. A DCE eamining the public’s preferences for alternative environmental management plans on the high seas, in the area of the Flemish Cap, was carried out in Canada, Scotland ...
    • Potential for Sustainable Aquaculture: Insights from Discrete Choice Experiments 

      Bui, Bich Xuân; Sandoft, Erlend (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-04)
      The growth in global aquaculture production may address the lack of sustainability in wild fisheries, alleviate poverty in rural and coastal areas, and help meet the worldwide increase in demand for animal protein. However, there is an ongoing debate about the severity of the environmental impact of aquaculture production. Investing in new high-tech production systems can address both productivity ...
    • Trading off Tourism and Fisheries 

      Bui, Bich Xuân; Armstrong, Claire W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-22)
      This paper presents a deterministic bioeconomic model in which the creation of a marine protected area (MPA) is not only a fisheries management tool but also introduced in order to provide tourism amenity benefits. The theoretical model is illustrated with analysis of the Nha Trang Bay (NTB) MPA in Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam, where the anchovy purse seine fishery is considered. An amenity value ...
    • Valuing High Seas Ecosystem Conservation 

      Bui, Bich Xuân; Armstrong, Claire W.; Ankamah-Yeboah, Isaac; Hynes, Stephen; Needham, Katherine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-16)
      The high seas provide a variety of ecosystem services that benefit society. There have, however, been few attempts to quantify the human welfare impacts of changes to the delivery of these benefits. We assessed the values of several key ecosystem service benefits derived from protecting ecosystems in the high seas of the Flemish Cap through choice experiments conducted in Canada, Norway, and Scotland. ...
    • Willingness to adopt improved shrimp aquaculture practices in Vietnam 

      Ngoc, Quach Thi Khanh; Bui, Bich Xuân; Sandorf, Erlend Dancke; Phong, Truong Ngoc; Trung, Luong Cong; Hien, Tang Thi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-05)
      The shrimp industry plays a leading role in aquaculture development in Vietnam. Currently, the government is running a credit subsidy program to support farmers investing in improved production methods. This paper aimed to investigate white-legged shrimp farmers’ willingness to invest in improved production methods and to examine whether the current government policy for the sector is in line with ...