Maine's lobster industry uses the most fuel per pound among global fisheries (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] July 29, 2014
A research team from Australia and Canada studied more than 1,600 records of fuel use worldwide from catch to delivery. They compiled a list based on the amount of fuel it takes to land a ton of fish. Sardines and Icelandic herring ranked lowest at 5 gallons, due to the quick hauls of huge schools of fish.
Skipjack tuna by purse seiners used 30 gallons per ton. Scallop boats used about 36 gallons of fuel per ton. Salmon fisheries ranked fourth for fuel use at 61 gallons for gillnets and seines, hook and line catchers used more. Trolling for Pacific albacore tuna added up to 112 gallons per ton...
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