@article{Edwards:148924,
      recid = {148924},
      author = {Edwards, Maeve D. and Holdt, Susan Løvstad and Hynes,  Stephen},
      title = {Algal eating habits of phycologists attending the ISAP  Halifax conference and members of the general public},
      address = {2011},
      number = {1155-2016-92982},
      series = {SEMRU Working Paper Series},
      pages = {21},
      year = {2011},
      abstract = {A short questionnaire was devised during the 4th ISAP  conference in Halifax (2011)
to gather some information on  the algal eating habits of the participants. Responses
were  also collected from random members of the general public in  Galway and
Copenhagen. Most phycologists had eaten algae  before (93%), but few participants
ate it more regularly  than per month. The general public responses were similar.  A
probability model tested the likelihood of a participant  eating algae. Neither age nor
nationality significantly  influenced this probability, although gender increased  the
probability of eating algae regularly by 9% if the  participant was male (at the 90%
confidence limit). As  hypothesised, being a conference attendee highly  significantly
increased the probability of eating algae by  22%, in comparison with non-conference
attendees (i.e. the  general public). The type of phycological research studied  also had
a significant effect. Researchers working with  macroalgae were 22% more likely to
eat algae, whereas  microalgal researchers 15% less likely to eat algae on a  monthly or
more regular basis. The main reasons for eating  algae by both groups were ‘taste’,
followed by ‘other’  (undefined) reasons. Phycologists also ate algae for the  perceived
‘health benefits’, whereas few members of the  general public chose this option. The
difference in eating  habits between the groups may be attributable to the lack  of algal knowledge within the general public group.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/148924},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.148924},
}