Case Study: Indicators for environmental impacts of capture fisheries
This case study developed new environmental extensions for MRIO modeling that nuance available wild fish production data by factoring in important variables such as life history characteristics of the species caught, species vulnerability, the region in which they are caught, and method of catch.
Overview
Phase 1 of PRINCE produced a case study on capture fisheries. This study developed new environmental extensions for MRIO modeling that nuance available wild fish production data by factoring in important variables such as: life history characteristics of the species caught; species vulnerability; the region in which they are caught; and method of catch. The resulting indicators capture not just direct consumption of fish products, but also embedded pressures – for example, discarded bycatch and fish-based feed fed to animals