Emission Factor

Small pelagic fish - fresh (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for small pelagic fish, fresh. The Reference Product is small pelagic fish, fresh. The product small pelagic fish, fresh is a wild-caught fish. Small pelagic fish, fresh, is a by-catch of tuna fishing and consists of other pelagic species, including fish and crustaceans. By-catches are all non-target fish species that are captured in the process of fishing another target species. They are not discarded but rather sold in the same market as the target species. By-catches usually constitute 4-6% (in terms of mass) of the main catch. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/18511/documentation

PropertyValue
NameSmall pelagic fish - fresh (market for)
SectorAgriculture/Hunting/Forestry/Fishing
CategoryFishing/Aquaculture/Hunting
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2017
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
fishing_aquaculture-type_small_pelagic_fish_fresh_market_for_small_pelagic_fish_fresh
UUID
144c582a-2efe-483f-ac26-61da7490deec
Code Snippet
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