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Article History

Received: 12 December 2024

Accepted: 6 May 2025

First Online: 22 May 2025

Declarations

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: The study is a non-sensitive survey into consumer preference for fish attributes in Ghana, and as such, no personal, sensitive, or identifiable information was collected. The study was conducted by the ethical guidelines set by the Institute of Development and Technology Management (IDTM) Research Ethics Committee. The IDTM Research Ethics Committee has confirmed that no ethical approval is required since the study did not involve sensitive or high-risk content. Participation in the study was strictly voluntary, and the nature of the study was made known to all the respondents before consent to participate was sought. All data used in this research are anonymous to maintain participant confidentiality, and no harm or discomfort was caused to participants. Also, participants could withdraw from responding to the questions whenever they felt uncomfortable, ensuring no harm or discomfort was caused throughout the study. My name is ……………………. I am an Assistant Research Scientist on the project on consumer preference for fish product attributes in Ghana. As part of the project, I am conducting a survey to identify consumer preferences for fish products in Ghana. Your participation in this research will help us to understand the consumer preferences for fish product attributes for policy formulation. Your participation in this survey is voluntary, and you are free to skip any questions you are uncomfortable with. You may ask questions about this survey at any time. I would appreciate it very much if you could spend time responding to some questions to the best of your ability. You could withdraw from responding to the questions at any time.

: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants involved in the study. For participants under 18 years of age, which was barely the case, written informed consent was obtained from all parents/legal guardians, with assent from the participant.

: The authors confirm that all co-authors have approved the manuscript and consent to its submission and publication in Discover Food Journal.

: The authors declare no competing interests.