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Carbon Footprint and Associated Environmental Impacts in Construction of Fishing Vessels: A Preliminary Study

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Title Carbon Footprint and Associated Environmental Impacts in Construction of Fishing Vessels: A Preliminary Study
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Creator Jha, P. N.
Antony, V. T.
Baiju, M. V.
Yasmi, V. S.
Leela Edwin
 
Subject Carbon footprint
Global Warming Potential
mechanised fishing vessel
gillnetter-cumlongliner
south west coast of India
 
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The pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest sectors of
fishery require intensive energy input which primarily depend on fossil fuels. Pre-harvest phase
involves the dissipation of energy and other input
to accomplish construction of fishing vessel and
other fishing accessories. Analyses of energy in
terms of fishing vessel construction, and changes in
energy use over time can provide a powerful tool
to know the environmental impact specially global
warming potential (GWP) and carbon footprint
associated with it. In the present study a comparative account of carbon footprint and global warming
potential due to construction of mechanized
gillnetter-cum-longliner made of two different
materials (steel and wood) was made. Six numbers
of vessels of both categories with size range of 65
feet were selected for comparison. Since goal of the
study was to compare GWP and carbon footprint
due to construction process only, a cradle to gate
approach has been adopted. SimaPro® software
package was used for analysis. Results showed that
during construction of wooden vessel, CO2 equivalent was primarily contributed by FRP sheath
(41.3 % ) followed by bronze (23.7 % ) and copper nail
(19.6 % ), whereas for steel vessel construction, CO2
equivalent was contributed maximum by steel
plates (65.8 % ) followed by bronze (24.1 % ) and
welding arc (4.6%). During the study it was found
that the wooden fishing vessel leaves 0.211 kg CO2
eq per kg of functional unit, compared to 0.709 kg CO2
eq per kg of functional unit for steel vessel. Outcome
of the study shown that construction of steel fishing
vessel (gillnetter - cum -l ongliner) of 65 ft LOA, create three times more GWP and carbon footprint than
wooden fishing vessel of similar type and size.
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Date 2021-10-05T04:42:31Z
2021-10-05T04:42:31Z
2021-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Jha, P. N., Antony, V. T., Baiju, M. V., Yasmi, V. S. and Leela Edwin (2021) Carbon Footprint and Associated Environmental Impacts in Construction of Fishing Vessels: A Preliminary Study. Fish. Technol. 58 (1): 18-24.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/64866
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher Society of Fisheries Technologists (India)