Fishy business in Seattle: Salmon mislabeling fraud in sushi restaurants vs grocery stores

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 11; p. e0311522
• Main Authors: Garcia, Jewel L, Gaspar, Yennifer A, Djekoundade, Angelique, Dalere, Mhicca, Al-awadi, Asmaa A, Allossogbe, Marjolene, Allossogbe, Thania C. P, Aparicio, Itzel S, Buller, Hannah N, Cadelina, Hera Beatrice F, Camarillo, Isabella K, Case, Kayla, Dean, Abigail E, Dean, Sara M, DeJong, Jordyn F, Delgado, Elizabeth, Dupar, Renske J, Ely, Emma N, Ewing, Mia C, Filli, Delina N, Fleming, Spencer E, Garrett, Mackenzie R, Graves, Blair P, Hafez, Marie M, Hanson, Weston P, Heller, Alexander D, Hernandez, Anthony J, Horton, Elizabeth K, Jancola, Ellie G, Keith, Lauryn A, Knoke, Madison J, Larkin, Jared D, Marineau, Andre' G, Martin-Ortiz, Fabiola, Mayer, Olivia L, Mendoza, Yolanda M, Nalivayko, Peter V, Nguyen, Nguyen, Nguyen, Eloisa T, Nguyen, Henry, Ovenell, Griffin L, Paw, Lay G, Raymond, Spencer R, Redzic, Janetta J, Rice, Madelyn T, Rodrigo, Ashlie T, Savell, Jonathan M, Sheirbon, Ben R, Torres, Dulce S, Warrick, Kalena A, Long, Eric S, Nelson, Timothy A, Delgado, Tracie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 06.11.2024
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Aquaculture; Biology and Life Sciences; Coasts; Commercial fishing; Consumption; Customers; Cytochrome-c oxidase; Earth Sciences; Economic impact; Economics; Fish; Fish as food; Fisheries management; Fishing; Fraud; Grocery industry; Grocery stores; Labeling; Labels; Legislation; Management; Native species; Nucleotide sequence; People and places; Research and Analysis Methods; Restaurants; Salmon; Seafood; Social Sciences; Sustainable fisheries; Sustainable practices; Trout; United States; Pacific Ocean; Puget Sound; United States > US; Pacific Northwest

Salmon is the most commonly consumed finfish in the United States of America (USA), and the mislabeling of salmon is a widespread problem. Washington State is a global supplier of wild-caught Pacific salmon and local salmon mislabeling results in substantial economic, ecological, and cultural impact...