GAPP RELEASES 2ND LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT FOR U.S. ALASKA POLLOCK

that measured nine impact contributions from the harvesting and processing of Wild Alaska Pollock in 2024 including greenhouse gas emissions, acidification potential, marine eutrophication potential, freshwater eutrophication potential, marine ecotoxicity potential, freshwater ecotoxicity potential, terrestrial ecotoxicity potential, energy resource use and ozone depletion potential. This study, performed by internationally-renown researchers from Dalhousie University, solidifies Wild Alaska Pollock’s position as having one of lowest carbon footprints of any protein source. The results of the study show that, on average, greenhouse gas emissions associated with products made from Wild Alaska Pollock were 16.7% lower than those reported in GAPP’s previous 2021 study. The Association is pleased to share that Wild Alaska Pollock fillets produce only 3.41 KG CO2-eq per Kg of protein. This represents only 27% of the impacts of chicken, 16% of the impacts of pork and less than 3% of the ...