The Scottish mackerel fishery has a much lower carbon footprint than other forms of protein production such as beef, lamb, pork and chicken. Click below to find the results of recent research.
https://www.nafc.uhi.ac.uk/research/carbon-footprint/
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Estimation of the Carbon Footprint of the Shetland fishery for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 2015
Estimation of the Carbon Footprint of Shetland ‘s Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Processing and Supply Chain 2016