RT Journal Article
T1 Eco-efficiency assessment of shrimp aquaculture production in Mexico
A1 Cortés Montoya, Antonio José
A1 Casillas Hernández, Ramón
A1 Cambeses Franco, Cristina
A1 Borquez Lopez, Rafael Apolinar
A1 Magallón Barajas, Francisco Javier
A1 Quadros Seiffert, Walter
A1 Feijoo Costa, Gumersindo
A1 Vilar Moreira, María Teresa
K1 Eco-efficiency
K1 Life cycle assessment
K1 Data envelopment analysis
K1 Shrimp
K1 Aquaculture
AB Globally, human society faces the challenge of providing food to a growing population, at the same time that the effects of climate change and resource depletion must be addressed. Aquaculture allows to ensure a safe supply of different marine species and is a major technological and biological undertaking. Taking into account that in Sonora (Mexico), there are more than 200 aquaculture plants, the analysis of this sector implies a joint and harmonized assessment, considering not only life cycle assessment (LCA), but also data envelopment analysis (DEA). This study focuses on the application of LCA + DEA methodology to assess the ecoefficiency of 38 semi-intensive shrimp farms located in the state of Sonora. LCA results showed that feed management and electricity consumption are the main critical points in almost all the impact categories. Further improvement actions were evaluated, the replacement of wheat meal for Dried Distiller Grains with Solubles (DDGS) resulted in environmental impact reductions ranged from 2% to 57%, depending on the impact category. On the other hand, the installation of photovoltaic panels in the area was evaluated, looking for a shift towards a less carbon-intensive energy production. Overall, the implementation of these improvement measures will contribute to increased environmental protection and resource efficiency
PB Elsevier
SN 0044-8486
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26601
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26601
LA eng
NO Aquaculture, 544 (2021), 737145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737145
NO This research was supported by the Comité de Sanidad Acuícola del Estado de Sonora (COSAES). A. Cortés, C. Cambeses Franco, G. Feijoo and M.T. Moreira belong to CRETUS and the Galician Competitive Research Group GRC (ED431C 2017/29), co-founded by Xunta de Galicia and FEDER (EU)
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026