Posted on 04/03/2018 6:03:29 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Fishing boats are catching more shrimp and lobsters than ever before—and although that may be good news for your next visit to a seafood restaurant, it’s not so hot for climate change. The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by fishing vessels rose 28% from 1990 to 2011, according to a new study, thanks largely to a greater haul of this premium seafood.
All told, crustaceans account for 22% of the CO2 emissions from fishing, despite making up just 6% of all the tonnage landed. Given that fuel prices have decreased since 2008, the researchers expect that the trend has continued. The carbon intensity of lobster and wild-caught shrimp is less than most beef or lamb, they note. So surf still beats turf. But by far the most climate-friendly seafood is small pelagic fish, such as sardines, herrings, and anchovies.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencemag.org ...
[The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by fishing vessels rose 28% from 1990 to 2011]
Climate Change owner jets are excluded from the carbon study.
Oh boy, more plant food in the air!
Reality is bad news for those wanting us to believe that man’s behavior can alter the climate.
Eating too much shrimp is a more powerful influence on our climate that than variations in solar activity?
Somebody is getting to much grant money.
Everything that you enjoy is bad.
“Science” magazine promotes junk science.
I’m in the middle of reading “The Chilling Stars” by Svensmark and Calder. It’s an incredibly convincing read and casts doubt on every last theory about man’s contribution to “warming.”
I’m convinced we’re heading into a cold period.
Ah, here comes first of the daily quota of “the sky is falling due to something that the science-challenged left thinks is bad” claims.
Ever wonder why we didn’t have mass extinctions/deadly sea level rises/loss of life/sun going supernova/dogs and cats sleeping together during that warming period a few hundred years ago (when they were growing grapes in Iceland, I believe)?
if its bad news for climate change, isn’t it good news for us? I’m confused...do we want the climate to change or don’t we?
All I need to do is look at the April snow outside to be convinced of that.
Never mind cars, planes, or even recreational boats.
You're right on the grant money... would be instructive to know about the funding source and that connection to the environmentalist whacko cult.
I call BS on this. An almost 30% rise in CO2 emissions in only 20 years just from fishing vessels? I think these vegan climate hysterics are as trustworthy as the ones with their gun control statistics. Totally made up quackery.
But a great God damn thing for those who enjoy papaya and mango, in’it?
If they went back to 1990 to determine how much CO2 was being emitted by fishing vessels and the decrease in fuel prices has something to do with the haul, why did they only go back to 2008 fuel prices?
Wasn't fuel MUCH cheaper in 1990?
Obviously, this is not science. This is propaganda. "Science" magazine is starting with their conclusion and making the "facts" fit.
In other words, cherry-picking.
So the shrimp boats are going make Fiji disappear got it.
Give it a break.
Fishing boats do not contribute to a fictitious event that is the basis for a global hoax called Global Warming or Climate Change or whatever.
Hey, remember the good old days when climates use to never..?
Hey, remember the good old days when climates use to never CHANGE..?
I think you are reading it wrong.
It isn’t claiming that all CO2 went up by 28% due to fishing vessels.
It claims that the amount of CO2 from fishing vessels increase by 28% over that time. A much more reasonable claim. Basically if fishing increase by 28% over those 20 years, this would be completely expected.
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