The fishing and seafood sector in the time of COVID-19: Considerations for local and global opportunities and responses

This paper provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing sector over the world, including several economic, social, environmental, and health challenges that the fisheries have had to face during the early days of the health crisis and some of them still continue today....

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Autores: Ruiz Salmón, Israel|||0000-0001-7058-605X, Fernández Ríos, Ana, Campos Herrero, Cristina, Laso Cortabitarte, Jara|||0000-0003-4442-6786, Margallo Blanco, María|||0000-0003-0305-5931, Aldaco García, Rubén|||0000-0001-6216-7031
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/22766
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/22766
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Seafood
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Fisheries
Pandemic
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Sumario:This paper provides an overview of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the fishing sector over the world, including several economic, social, environmental, and health challenges that the fisheries have had to face during the early days of the health crisis and some of them still continue today. These problems, in short, are translated into a decrease in seafood demand, loss of jobs, changes in food consumption habits, economic losses or increased vulnerability of the industry. As consequence, governments have been forced to implement regulations and measures in support of this sector. However, a positive aspect of the pandemic also stands out; the opportunity to transform the food system to be greener, more inclusive, and resilient against future shocks.