Assessing alternative aquaculture technologies: life cycle assessment of salmonid culture systems in Canada

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• salmonid culture 100%
• containment 52%
• aquaculture 49%
• life cycle 40%
• recirculating system 38%
• environmental impact 38%
• nonrenewable resource 33%
• resource depletion 32%
• salmonid 28%
• land 27%
• ecological impact 27%
• energy demand 26%
• acidification 23%
• global warming 20%
• sustainability 18%
• material 10%

Business & Economics

• Technology Life Cycle 71%
• Life Cycle Assessment 63%
• Aquaculture 61%
• Canada 39%
• Alternatives 23%
• Containment 18%
• Environmental Impact 15%
• Acidification 14%
• Resource Depletion 10%
• Salmon 10%
• Non-renewable Resources 10%
• Floating 9%
• Global Warming 9%
• Energy Demand 9%
• Sustainability 8%
• Farming 8%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Aquaculture 70%
• Environmental impact 47%
• Life cycle 42%
• Acidification 37%
• Global warming 27%
• Sustainable development 21%