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Global fish consumption is increasing due to growth in the world's population, aligned with changes in human diet preferences. Consequently, environmental impacts due to this consumption increase are raising concerns with respect to fisheries' resource depletion and ecosystem deterioration.

Natural fish environments are one of the ecosystems that are in danger of losing their healthy populations and carrying capacity due to anthropogenic activities, such as overfishing, waste emissions, and ecosystem change. One approach for fish production that minimizes waste and damage to ecosystems is tightening nutrient cycles. Aquaponic food production (where fish and plants are grown in a symbiotic system) is a prospective solution to reduce the adverse environmental impacts of food production systems, including nutrient losses and water consumption.

A comprehensive cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment utilizing …