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The Impact of COVID-19 on Fisheries and Aquaculture Food Systems
- The fisheries and aquaculture supply chain is made up of a complex network of producers, buyers, and sellers.
- Since the pandemic, fishing activity has been reduced because of a drop of demand in export markets, limited supplies (e.g. ice, gear, bait), and enforcing sanitary measures to ensure health security for crews.
- Due to market disruptions, fish farmers cannot sell their harvest and must keep large quantities of live fish.
- The fish and fishery product sector is heavily reliant on food service sectors (e.g. restaurants, hotels, schools, and universities), but as countries implement lockdowns measures demand for fish and fishery product has dropped and generated a significant amount of food waste.
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