The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects. This editorial focuses specifically on the implications of the pandemic for small-scale fishers, including marketing and processing aspects of the sector, and coastal fishing communities, drawing fr...

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Published in:Coastal management Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 336 - 347
Main Authors: Bennett, Nathan J., Finkbeiner, Elena M., Ban, Natalie C., Belhabib, Dyhia, Jupiter, Stacy D., Kittinger, John N., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Scholtens, Joeri, Gill, David, Christie, Patrick
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Taylor & Francis 03.07.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Catch per unit effort
Civil society
coastal communities
Coastal fisheries
Coastal fishing communities
coastal zone management
Community
coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 infection
Donors
Economic impact
Economics
Environmental stress
Fisheries
Fishermen
Fishers
Fishing
Fishing communities
Fishing effort
Fishing pressure
Food
Foods
Health risks
Healthy food
Illegal fishing
Marginality
Marketing
markets
Minority groups
News
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Organizations
pandemic
Pandemics
Private sector
Processing fishery products
Sales
Shutdowns
Small scale
Small-scale fisheries
Stress
vulnerability and resilience
ISSN:0892-0753, 1521-0421, 1521-0421
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects. This editorial focuses specifically on the implications of the pandemic for small-scale fishers, including marketing and processing aspects of the sector, and coastal fishing communities, drawing from news and reports from around the world. Negative consequences to date have included complete shut-downs of some fisheries, knock-on economic effects from market disruptions, increased health risks for fishers, processors and communities, additional implications for marginalized groups, exacerbated vulnerabilities to other social and environmental stressors, and increased Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. Though much of the news is dire, there have been some positive outcomes such as food sharing, the revival of local food networks, increases in local sales through direct marketing and deliveries, collective actions to safeguard rights, collaborations between communities and governments, and reduced fishing pressure in some places. While the crisis is still unfolding, there is an urgent need to coordinate, plan and implement effective short- and long-term responses. Thus, we urge governments, development organizations, NGOs, donors, the private sector, and researchers to rapidly mobilize in support of small-scale fishers, coastal fishing communities, and associated civil society organizations, and suggest actions that can be taken by each to help these groups respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ISSN:0892-0753
1521-0421
1521-0421
DOI:10.1080/08920753.2020.1766937