The environmental impact of the consumption of fishery and aquaculture products in France

In the context of climate change, diet is a key driver environmental impacts. Previous research has emphasized benefit increasing consumption fishery and aquaculture products (FAPs) in Europe. However, proportion FAPs consumer diets could also lead to transfer damage from earth sea. It thus important evaluate impacts on marine ecosystems globally. For that purpose, an original database characterizing origin consumed France been constructed, matched indicators impact. Use revealed French (1.7 Mt live weight) had corresponding primary production required (PPR) worth 1252 Mt, with impact per ton product weight 2622 kg CO2 eq. for 18 PO43−eq. eutrophication, 26,604 MJ energy use. Some heterogeneity across species was found, implying composition FAPS strong influence footprint. Furthermore, methods substantially affect global The results show that, among France, trawled crustaceans farmed shrimps or prawns are greatest contributors warming (27,800 13,344 weight, respectively), despite good performances regarding trophic level based ecosystem (a PPR 3 9 respectively). Shellfish register smallest footprint both globally at (545 eq., 1 PO43− 10,414 MJ, 5 weight). Our result suggest avoid burden land sea, policies aimed promoting European should be refined take account differential species, those FAPs.