Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish trade and the coping strategies: An initial assessment from China's perspective.
COVID-19
Coping strategies
Disruptions
Fish trade
Supply chain
Journal
Marine policy
ISSN: 0308-597X
Titre abrégé: Mar Policy
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101668754
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
30
11
2020
revised:
17
08
2021
accepted:
26
08
2021
pubmed:
9
9
2021
medline:
9
9
2021
entrez:
8
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has posed unprecedented challenges for fish trade worldwide. This study examines these challenges through an observation of China's fish import and export activities and a qualitative study on evolving policies in the first nine months of 2020. The results indicate that control measures responding to uncertainty regarding the source of the disease and transmission path, the pressing need for restriction of the movement of people and goods, and fear of a second wave of outbreaks have substantially disrupted fish trade. To meet these challenges, certain coping measures are adopted to offset negative effects in the short term. These measures indicate the government's pivotal role in stabilizing the supply chain and striking a balance between control requirements and efficiency required in trading activities, as well as the importance to find alternative markets to mitigate risks brought by the delayed supply and the plummeting consumption market. It concludes with some suggestions on improving international cooperation and domestic regulation for building resilience in long run.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34493889
doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104748
pii: S0308-597X(21)00359-6
pmc: PMC8412982
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
104748Informations de copyright
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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