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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Climate-Friendly Seafood: The potential for emissions reduction and carbon capture in marine aquaculture |
Author: | Jones, A. Alleway, H. Reis Santos, P. Mcafee, D. Theuerkauf, S. Jones, R. |
Citation: | Bioscience, 2022; 72(2):123-143 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Issue Date: | 2022 |
ISSN: | 0006-3568 1525-3244 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Alice R Jones, Heidi K Alleway, Dominic McAfee, Patrick Reis-Santos, Seth J Theuerkauf, and Robert C Jones |
Abstract: | Aquaculture is a critical food source for the world's growing population, producing 52% of the aquatic animal products consumed. Marine aquaculture (mariculture) generates 37.5% of this production and 97% of the world's seaweed harvest. Mariculture products may offer a climate-friendly, high-protein food source, because they often have lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission footprints than do the equivalent products farmed on land. However, sustainable intensification of low-emissions mariculture is key to maintaining a low GHG footprint as production scales up to meet future demand. We examine the major GHG sources and carbon sinks associated with fed finfish, macroalgae and bivalve mariculture, and the factors influencing variability across sectors. We highlight knowledge gaps and provide recommendations for GHG emissions reductions and carbon storage, including accounting for interactions between mariculture operations and surrounding marine ecosystems. By linking the provision of maricultured products to GHG abatement opportunities, we can advance climate-friendly practices that generate sustainable environmental, social, and economic outcomes. |
Keywords: | climate change; carbon sequestration; food production; sustainability; blue carbon |
Description: | Advance Access publication 25 January 2022 |
Rights: | © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
DOI: | 10.1093/biosci/biab126 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab126 |
Appears in Collections: | Earth and Environmental Sciences publications |
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