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The environmental impact of two Australian rock lobster fishery supply chains under a changing climate
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van Putten, IE and Farmery, AK and Green, BS and Hobday, AJ and Lim-Camacho, L and Norman-Lopez, A and Parker, RW, The environmental impact of two Australian rock lobster fishery supply chains under a changing climate, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 20, (6) pp. 1384-1398. ISSN 1088-1980 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Understanding the potential future impacts of climate change along the supply chain for highly
traded fisheries products can inform choices to enhance future global seafood security.We
examine the supply chains of the Australian tropical rock lobster fishery (TRL) and southern
rock lobster fishery (SRL), with similar destination markets but different catch methods and
fishing communities. A boat-to-market analysis allows for comparison and illustration of
the effects of single supply-chain aspects. We used life cycle assessment to provide an
overview of the environmental footprint, expressed as global warming potential (GWP),
eutrophication, and cumulative energy demand, for two lobster products: live animals and
frozen tails. The export phase contributed 44% and 56% of GWP of live-weight lobster for
SRL and TRL, respectively. The SRL fishery currently produces 68% of the combined 1,806.7
tonnes of lobster product and 78% of the combined global warming for the two fisheries
over the whole supply chain. We develop climate adaptation options that: (1) reduce the
overall footprint; (2) consider alternative supply-chain strategies (e.g., reduce cost); and (3)
predicted impact of future climate change. Adaptation options include: more direct export
routes and change in the export transport mode. Value adding and product differentiation,
which can level out seasonality and thus spread risk, is likely to become increasingly important
for both increases and decreases in predicted climate-induced abundance of fish species.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | lobster, life cycle assessment, LCA, climate change, carbon footprint |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries Sciences |
| Research Field: | Fisheries Management |
| Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Fisheries - Wild Caught |
| Objective Field: | Wild Caught Rock Lobster |
| Author: | Farmery, AK (Ms Anna Farmery) |
| Author: | Green, BS (Dr Bridget Green) |
| Author: | Parker, RW (Mr Robert Parker) |
| ID Code: | 109852 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2016-07-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-03-27 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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