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http://dx.doi.org/10.3796/KSFT.2012.49.3.282

A quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from the Korean large scale purse seine fishery using LCA method  

Lee, Jihoon (Division of Marine Technology, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology / v.49, no.3, 2013 , pp. 282-290 More about this Journal
Abstract
The global warming related to GHG (greenhouse gases) emissions from industries is a major issue globally. Furthermore, GHG emissions from the fishery industries also represent an important issue, as indicated by "The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries" at the Cancun, Mexico, meeting in 1992 and by the Kyoto protocol in 2005. Korea pronounced itself to be a voluntary exclusion management country at the 16th IPCC at Cancun, Mexico, in 2010. However, few analyses of GHG emissions from Korean fisheries have been performed. Therefore, a quantitative analysis of GHG emissions from the major Korean fisheries is needed before guidelines for reducing GHG emissions from the fishing industry can be established. The aim of this study was to assess the present GHG emissions from the Korean Purse seine fishery using the LCA (life cycle assessment) method. The system boundary and allocation method were defined for the LCA analysis. The fuel consumption factor of the purse seine fishery was also calculated. The GHG emissions for the edible fish were evaluated by determining the weights of whole fish and gutted fish. Finally, the GHG emissions required to produce 1kg of whole fish and 1kg of edible fish were deduced. The results will help determine the GHG emissions from the fishery. They will also be helpful to stakeholders and the government in understanding the circumstances involved in GHG emissions from the fishing industry.
Keywords
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method; Greenhouse gas emission; Korean purse seine fishery; Fuel use coefficient;
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