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The Demand for Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from the Gulf of Mexico in the Presence of Vibrio vulnificus
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Keithly, Walter R. Diop, Hamady |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | California, in response to health concerns, initiated a program on 1 March 1991 which required anyone selling eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, from the Gulf of Mexico area to notify potential consumers that there was a risk in consuming them raw. This mandatory warning, followed shortly thereafter by a similar warning in other states, including Louisiana and Florida, received extensive press cover-age throughout the country and particularly in the Gulf area. This paper examines the extent to which the demand for Gulf-area oysters has been reduced as a result of mandatory warning labels and negative publicity. In general, the results suggest that since 1991 the “summer” dockside price has been reduced by about 50% as a result of warning labels and associated negative publicity, while the “winter” dockside price has been reduced by about 30%. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.foodprotect.org/issues/packets/2010Packet/attachments/I_007__all.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-content/MFR/mfr631/mfr6313.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
