The paper analyses fisheries and the fish market in Slovenia, based on primary and secondary data from interviews, and focuses on various aspects of fisheries and the fish market in Slovenia, with an emphasis on socio-economic factors, market problems and anomalies, ecological aspects and other factors of sustainable development. Problems and anomalies in fisheries and the fish market are related to environmental sustainability and the implementation of sustainable development, overfishing and some ineffective measures in fisheries management, problems in the traceability of fish in the value chain, and possible customer fraud through misinformation and price-quality misrepresentation. The paper concludes with conclusions, implications and options on how to improve the situation in fisheries and the fish market in Slovenia.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1541983172
Frauds in fisheries, aquaculture and processing are nowadays one of the key issues,because the demands to provide food for growing population are very high. On the other hand, the frauds of fishery products are poorly researched due to less developed methodologies for detecting frauds and large number of fish species in the food processing industry. Developing of molecular tests offer the possibility of commercialization, and inspection services and commercial laboratories can use them, as a method to confirm the identity of the product. The Smart Specialization Strategy in Slovenia included this topic into the priority area "Natural and traditional resources for the future" and is recognised as an important issue. In Slovenia, there is a some amount of interest in the food processing industry for developing of faster, cheaper and reliable methods, that would be able to determine the origin and species composition of raw ingredients bought on the international market for further processing. Reducing fraud and improving the traceability could be an opportunity for local fishermen. They will be able to develop their own brand and they could be more competitive on the market, making it easier to sell their products with the higher prices. The introduction of reliable tests, their visibility and trust enables the possibility to raise consumer confidence in the brand, which confirm its quality and transparency in production process.
COBISS.SI-ID: 31725315