Not all salmon are created equal: life cycle assessment (LCA) of global salmon farming systems.

N, Pelletier; P, Tyedmers; U, Sonesson; A, Scholz; F, Ziegler; A, Flysjo; S, Kruse; B, Cancino; H, Silverman

doi:10.1021/es9010114

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Not all salmon are created equal: life cycle assessment (LCA) of global salmon farming systems.

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Pelletier N

Tyedmers P

Sonesson U

Abstract

We present a global-scale life cycle assessment of a major food commodity, farmed salmon. Specifically, we report the cumulative energy use, biotic resource use, and greenhouse gas, acidifying, and eutrophying emissions associated with producing farmed salmon in Norway, the UK, British Columbia (Can...

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