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Phosphorous emissions per tonne of farmed seafood

Based on a meta-analysis that includes data from 1690 fish farms. This is given per kilogram of edible weight. Chicken – the lowest-carbon meat – is shown for
comparison.

-20 kg-10 kg0 kg10 kg20 kg30 kg40 kg50 kgOther marine fish (farmed)50.18 kgOther freshwater fish (farmed)37.5 kgChicken30.5 kgSalmon (farmed)26.62 kgTilapia (farmed)24.41 kgShrimp (farmed)23.98 kgMilkfish (farmed)23.92 kgTrout (farmed)23.22 kgCatfish (farmed)20.82 kgCarp (farmed)20.26 kgSilver/bighead (farmed)6.56 kgSeaweed (farmed)-10.14 kgBivalves (farmed)-24.28 kg

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