Abstract

At present, aquaculture is still subject to social debate. This paper analyzes its social acceptance compared to traditional fishing, mainly by applying the structural equations methodology. This technique has been widely used in recent times in social sciences but is minor in this field. We propose a model in which we break down its acceptance in two dimensions: Product and company. We also try to see if there are differences in the perception of men and women. To this end, we have carried out 803 personal surveys in several Spanish coastal provinces. Among the results, we can highlight the good level of acceptance of its products, positively influencing their companies' perception. We can recommend the development of synergies between the different agents involved to improve their acceptance. By gender, general acceptance is higher in men than in women; however, we have not detected significant differences in both groups' perceptions when analyzed using structural equations.

摘要

目前，水产养殖仍然受到社会争论。本文主要通过应用结构方程方法分析了其与传统捕鱼相比的社会接受度。这种技术近来在社会科学中得到广泛应用，但在该领域应用较少。我们提出了一个模型，在该模型中我们将其接受度分为两个维度：产品和公司。我们还尝试看看男性和女性的看法是否存在差异。为此，我们在西班牙多个沿海省份进行了803次个人调查。在结果中，我们可以强调其产品的良好接受度，积极影响他们公司的看法。我们可以建议在所涉及的不同代理人之间发展协同作用，以提高他们的接受度。按性别，男性的普遍接受度高于女性；然而，在使用结构方程分析时，我们没有发现两组人的看法存在显着差异。