Trawler Fuel & CO₂

Bottom and pelagic trawlers. Outside CII scope; benchmarked per kg of landed catch - fuel-intensive fisheries (prawn, demersal) sit 3–5 kg CO₂/kg catch; pelagic fisheries 0.5–1.5 kg/kg.

Ship typeFishingTrawler

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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: FAO - Fuel use in the fishing fleet; IMO MEPC.364(79) - Cf conversion factors

In short

Bottom and pelagic trawlers.

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