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                                                                <journal-id>mar. sci. tech. bull.</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Marine Science and Technology Bulletin</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2147-9666</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.33714/masteb.1524232</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Fisheries Management</subject>
                                                            <subject>Fisheries Technologies</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Balıkçılık Yönetimi</subject>
                                                            <subject>Su Ürünleri Teknolojileri</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>Comparative Analysis of Fish Consumption Habits in Coastal and Inland Districts of Samsun Province</article-title>
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                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7217-5905</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Bilgin Fıçıcılar</surname>
                                    <given-names>Bilge</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Ordu University, Fatsa Marine Sciences Faculty, Department of Fisheries Technologies Engineering, Fatsa, Ordu, Türkiye</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20241231">
                    <day>12</day>
                    <month>31</month>
                    <year>2024</year>
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                                        <volume>13</volume>
                                        <issue>4</issue>
                                        <fpage>251</fpage>
                                        <lpage>261</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20240729">
                        <day>07</day>
                        <month>29</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20240916">
                        <day>09</day>
                        <month>16</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2012, Marine Science and Technology Bulletin</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2012</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Marine Science and Technology Bulletin</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>This study aimed to investigate the seafood consumption habits of individuals in Samsun Province, a region noted for its intensive fishing activities in the Middle Black Sea, and to determine the differences between coastal and inland districts. Primary data were gathered through online questionnaires. The analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. Among the participants, 53.7% considered fish prices to be expensive, 34.3% found them to be normal, 10.4% viewed them as very expensive, and 1.5% thought they were cheap. The most preferred fish type was anchovy, chosen by 48% of respondents, followed by sea bass at 18%. Coastal residents showed a higher frequency of weekly fish consumption, while inland residents had a higher rate of annual fish consumption. Significant differences were observed in fish consumption preferences, such as the type of fish and cooking methods, with coastal residents favoring fried fish and inland residents preferring grilled fish. Additionally, the study found that canned fish was significantly more preferred by inland residents (χ²=55.49, p</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Samsun</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Fish consumption</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Anchovy</kwd>
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