The International Seafood Trade [Hardcover]

James L. Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2003

The International Seafood Trade provides a comprehensive overview of this complex and dynamic business. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on the seafood industry and its economics, it features contributions from a range of researchers and practitioners. The book examines every link in the market chain that leads from the world's seas, rivers and lakes to the consumer's plate. In doing so, it furnishes an account of the events, policies and institutions that have shaped and continue to drive this remarkable industry.

Featuring comprehensive statistical analyses, chapters consider trends in capture and aquaculture production and in the international seafood trade generally, and examine volumes and patterns of trade in each of the major seafood groups - shrimp and prawns; salmon and trout; tuna; groundfish; crab and lobster; and cephalopods. Further chapters consider price discovery mechanisms; seafood market research; emerging issues such as aquaculture and rights-based fisheries management; market innovations such as seafood futures and ecolabeling; and institutions of significance to the conduct and management of the seafood trade worldwide.

The International Seafood Trade provides a comprehensive picture of the dynamics and structure of the global seafood market at the beginning of the 21st century, and is essential reading for all those new to or already involved in the seafood and ancillary industries worldwide.

Editorial Reviews

Review

[A]n interesting and informative overview of the seafood business, effectively combining the influences and impacts of both biological and economic components. The economic presentation is clear enough for the biologist to understand, while the details provide useful and practical information for the economist. The book is recommended reading for seafood traders, fishing company and aquaculture managers, exporters, importers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, seafood consultants, and academics.
- Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2004

About the Author

James L Anderson is a professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI. His research in the area of fisheries and aquacultural economics began in 1980 with a study on the bioeconomics of salmon ranching in the Pacific Northwest. Since that time, he has been involved with numerous research projects related to fisheries and aquaculture management, seafood marketing and international trade, and seafood price forecasting. Recent work has focused on analysis of salmon and shrimp markets, and evaluating how aquaculture development and rights-based fisheries management are changing the global seafood sector. He is the Editor of Marine Resource Economics and SeafoodReport.com and has served on the Editorial Council of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. Currently, he serves as a Director of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET). He was presented with the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award by the American Agricultural Economics Association in 1984, Research Scientist of the Year Award by the University of Rhode Island in 1994 and the Article of the Year Award from the Editorial Board of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review in 1995. He holds degrees from the College of William and Mary (B.S.), the University of Arizona (M.S.) and the University of California, Davis (Ph.D.). --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (August 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849320852
• ISBN-13: 978-0849320859
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,708,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)