摘要：Per capita seafood consumption in the United States increased steadily from 10.3 pounds in 1960 to 16.1 pounds in 1987 but has been lower than 16 pounds since 1988 (National Marine Fisheries Service 1993). Such a fluctuation in per capita seafood consumption in the past several years seems inconsistent with the general expectation that seafood consumption would increase steadily because of its health benefits (Gall and O'Dierno 1995, Jacobson et al. 1991). Identification and assessment of causes for the fluctuation in seafood consumption are of great importance for the U.S. seafood industry which is currently faced with a host of challenging problems such as strong competition from less expensive imports. In 1993 more than one half of all seafood consumed in the United States was imported and such imports contributed $2.7 billion to the U.S. trade deficit (National Marine Fisheries Service 1993).
关键词：Seafood; retailer and consumer safety concerns
