# IFFO's LCA findings reveal what drives marine ingredient carbon footprints

> IFFO presented life-cycle assessment findings from a four-year project covering 370 datasets and 52 marine ingredient products. The presentation emphasized the value of primary data and described how replacing marine ingredients with plant-based alternatives has coincided with higher environmental footprints in several measures of European aquaculture production.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T09:06:36.927Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91474-iffo-s-lca-findings-reveal-what-drives-marine-ingredient-carbon-footprints
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The findings could shape sustainability assessments and ingredient choices by feed manufacturers, but they do not announce a supply change or a near-term price driver for feed commodities.

## Sources

- aquafeed.com: https://www.aquafeed.com/newsroom/editors-picks/iffos-lca-findings-reveal-what-drives-marine-ingredient-carbon-footprints/

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