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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of fishing systems: An effective tool for improving sustainability of Indian fisheries

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Title Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of fishing systems: An effective tool for improving sustainability of Indian fisheries
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Creator Leela Edwin
 
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The main concerns in the present day fishery management, the world over are stagnating catches, bycatch and discards, alterations to benthic communities and modifications to trophic dynamics. These concerns do not cover all aspects related to the environmental impacts of fishing activities. In this background, Life cycle
Assessment (LCA) has come up as a suitable methodology to undertake the environmental performance of fisheries. Carbon footprint is often considered as a sub-set of LCA and is closely associated to fisheries LCA due to the strong impact of fuel consumption. Fish harvesting systems are mainly dependent on fossil fuels which are non-renewable and releases high levels of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere contributing to greenhouse effect. In this scenario, energy analysis is relevant in relation to fisheries LCA, due to the accepted
importance of fuel consumption for fleet operations and associated environmental impacts. Environmental analysis of Indian capture fisheries are limited to greenhouse gas emission and mainly related to fuel consumption per kilogram of landed fish and it will mask the other factors like materials used for vessel and gear construction, maintenance, life span etc. In this background ICAR-CIFT conducted a first time LCA analysis of fish harvesting systems of India. LCA studies were conducted by ICAR-CIFT on major fishing systems contributing to the marine landings and major groups of fishes. LCA analysis for individual fishing unit (vessel and gear) and its operation was conducted using a cradle to gate approach. Gabi 6 LCA software was
used for analysis of the data (ISO:14040, 2006). The LCA throws light on hotspots of energy use during the life span of the fishing system and provides pointers to reduce energy consumption and associated Green
House Gas (GHG) emissions
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Date 2019-11-25T07:05:54Z
2019-11-25T07:05:54Z
2017-11-21
 
Type Other
 
Identifier Leela Edwin (2017) Life cycle Assessment (LCA) of fishing systems: An effective tool for improving sustainability of Indian fisheries. In: (Thomas, S.N., Rao, B.M., Madhu, V.R., Asha, K.K., Binsi, P.K., Viji, P., Sajesh, V.K. and Jha, P.N., Eds.) Fostering Innovations in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Focus on Sustainability and Safety – Book of Abstracts, 11th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi and Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch, 21-24 November, 2017, Kochi, India, pp. 90.
978-81-933623-1-0
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/25205
 
Language English
 
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Publisher ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi and Asian Fisheries Society, Indian Branch