Purse Seiner Fuel & CO₂

Pelagic purse-seine fishing vessels. Outside CII scope; per-kg-catch intensity - much lower than trawlers (~0.3–1.0 kg CO₂/kg pelagic catch).

Ship typeFishingPurse seiner

Operational year

Annual catchtSmall pelagic seiner 2,000-6,000 t/year; tuna seiner 10,000-20,000 t.Operating daysd

Fuel

FuelMasst

Annual CO₂: 8,976.8t

Daily fuel: 11.67t/day

CO₂ per kg catch: 1.122kg / kg catch

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{CO}_2^\text{year} = \sum_j F_j \cdot C_{f,j}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$F_j$	Mass of fuel $j$	t
$C_{f,j}$	CO₂ factor	t CO₂ / t fuel
$Bench (Annual catch)$	operational benchmark	t
$d_\text{op}$	Operating days	d

Source: WCPFC - Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; IMO MEPC.364(79) - Cf conversion factors

In short

Pelagic purse-seine fishing vessels.

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