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Carbon Footprint of India’s Marine Fisheries



Carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gasses, in particular the CO2 released into the atmosphere by a particular human activity.


In 2016, India’s marine fisheries produced 1.32 tonnes of carbon dioxide to produce one kilogram of fish.


It is lower than the global average of 2 tonnes.


The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute was established under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. Later joined the ICAR in 1967.


Ecological footprint is a related term which focuses on measuring the use of bio-productive space.






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