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<p>The present study assesses the carbon footprint of the only operating marine fish farm in Morocco. Five years of data were used to assess its carbon footprint, following ISO/TS 14067 standard, the PAS 2050 and the IPCC 2006 guidelines. The obtained carbon footprint ranged from 2.34 to 2.85 kg CO<sub>2</sub>e/kg. The emission value for 2017 is 38% lower than the highest value. Fish feed contributes most to the carbon footprint of the farm. Based on PAS 2050, the inshore cage farming product ranks in the same category as dairy products. Furthermore, the comparison showed that it is almost 67% lower than the carbon footprint of other protein production. This study evaluates some scenarios for reducing the carbon footprint of the fish farm, which can be a basis for further studies.</p>
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The present study assesses the carbon footprint of the only operating marine fish farm in Morocco. Five years of data were used to assess its carbon footprint, following ISO/TS 14067 standard, the PAS 2050 and the IPCC 2006 guidelines. The obtained carbon footprint ranged from 2.34 to 2.85 kg CO2e/kg. The emission value for 2017 is 38% lower than the highest value. Fish feed contributes most to the carbon footprint of the farm. Based on PAS 2050, the inshore cage farming product ranks in the same category as dairy products. Furthermore, the comparison showed that it is almost 67% lower than the carbon footprint of other protein production. This study evaluates some scenarios for reducing the carbon footprint of the fish farm, which can be a basis for further studies.

Carbon Footprint Assessment of a Seabass Farm on the Mediterranean Moroccan Coast

Environment, Oceanology and Natural Resources Laboratory (LEORN), Faculty of Science and Technology of Tangier (FSTT)

Croatian Journal of Fisheries

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The present study assesses the carbon footprint of the only operating marine fish farm in Morocco. Five years of data were used to assess its carbon footprint,...

Carbon Footprint Assessment of a Seabass Farm on the Mediterranean Moroccan Coast

Publicado en línea: 23 dic 2022

Páginas: 165 - 178

Recibido: 05 jun 2022

Aceptado: 08 jul 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2022-0017

Palabras clave
Carbon footprint assessment, Marine fish farm, Seabass, Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

© 2022 Abdeljallil Bahida et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Carbon Footprint Assessment of a Seabass Farm on the Mediterranean Moroccan Coast

Publicado en línea: 23 dic 2022

Páginas: 165 - 178

Recibido: 05 jun 2022

Aceptado: 08 jul 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cjf-2022-0017

Palabras claveCarbon footprint assessment, Marine fish farm, Seabass, Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

© 2022 Abdeljallil Bahida et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
Carbon footprint assessment, Marine fish farm, Seabass, Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions