Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVII, Issue 1
Written by Călin LAȚIU, Petru-Loredan UJICĂ, Radu CONSTANTINESCU, Tudor PĂPUC, George-Cătălin MUNTEAN, Paul UIUIU, Daniel COCAN, Maria Cătălina MATEI-LAȚIU, Cristian MARTONOS
Human consumption of fish meat is very heterogeneous, differing from one part of the world to another, from one country to another, from one region to another and is influenced by many factors. In terms of the level of importance of fish consumption globally, the main factor that ranks it among the top important foods is the high amount of protein it provides. In this survey, a series of 22 questions were addressed to people aged between 18 and 76+ summing 1017 respondents. This study reflects consumer perception on aquaculture goods and services in Romania. Respondents purchase fisheries and aquaculture products mostly from supermarkets, consider fish organoleptic properties to be very important, but also, they observe the poor supply of Romanian aquaculture products on the market.
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