COVID-19 highlights the need to improve resilience and equity in managing small-scale fisheries
2024
Sangeeta Mangubhai | Carolina Olguín-Jacobson | Anthony Charles | Joshua Cinner | Asha de Vos | Rachel T. Graham | Gaku Ishimura | Katherine E. Mills | Josheena Naggea | Daniel K. Okamoto | Jennifer K. O’Leary | Anne K. Salomon | U. Rashid Sumaila | Alan White | Fiorenza Micheli
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of global and domestic seafood markets. We examined the main impacts and responses of the small-scale fisheries (SSF) sector, and found that mitigation and preparedness strategies should be prioritised to boost resilience in SSF. We provide five policy options and considerations: (1) improving access to insurance and financial services; (2) strengthening local and regional markets and supporting infrastructure; (3) recognising fisheries as an essential service; (4) integrating disaster risk management into fisheries management systems; and (5) investing in Indigenous and locally-led fisheries management. Response and recovery measures need to explicitly build strategies to maintain or boost inclusion and equity in SSF.
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