Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?
由于养殖鲑鱼扩张导致野生鲑鱼价格下跌，本文分析通过提升质量和营销来区分野生与养殖鲑鱼的可能性，认为产品差异化可增加利润，但需改变传统生产管理方式甚至修宪。
Declining salmon prices, due primarily to expansion of farmed salmon production, have reduced revenues for Alaska's wild salmon fisheries by roughly 62 percent over the past 10 years. One possibility for reversing this trend is to differentiate wild and farmed salmon in consumer markets through quality improvements and marketing. We use a simple conceptual model to highlight the challenges that Alaska's wild salmon industry must overcome before the industry is likely to see significant revenue gains from increased quality. Our tentative conclusion is that product differentiation could increase profits for wild salmon. However, implementation may require significant departures from traditional production and management practices and possibly an amendment to the Alaska state constitution.