Footprint

Sushi

Protect the ocean ecosystems that give us the finest fish

An omakase dinner is about 2 to 7 kg of CO₂e, food only, and much of that is the flight from Tokyo. The bigger story is the ocean: which species, how it was caught, and what came up with it.

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Estimates and settlement are coming

We are rebuilding the calculator so every estimate is in kilograms of CO₂e, shown as a range with its sources, and settled at the supplier's price with a 15% Neutral fee on the receipt. Neutral is not taking payments yet.

What it costs

The footprint, plainly

IUCN Endangered

Threatened species

Southern bluefin tuna and Japanese eel are listed as Endangered by the IUCN. Pacific bluefin has recovered above its rebuilding target but is still heavily fished.

Up to 2.7 kg

Flown in

Much of the fish at a New York omakase is flown from Tokyo. For one dinner the flight can add up to 2.7 kg of CO₂e, often more than catching the fish.

64% from longlines

Bycatch

About 5% of the global tuna catch is discarded, and longlines account for 64% of that discarded weight.

Sources include Poore and Nemecek (Science, 2018), Gephart et al. (Nature, 2021), the IUCN Red List, ISSF and Transport & Environment. Full citations come with the methodology page.