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How COVID-19 pandemic affected fisheries (catch volume and price): a case study in Europe
| dc.contributor.author | Seixas, Sónia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Verdelhos, Tiago | |
| dc.contributor.author | Veríssimo, Helena | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-03T10:12:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-03T10:12:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Portugal, with the highest per capita fish consumption and expenditure in the European Union, provides an excellent case study for examining the effects of COVID-19 containment measures on fishing activity. The present study focused exclusively on data obtained from mainland Portugal, covering the years 2015–2021. The analysis included different time periods: namely, pre-lockdown, during lockdown, and post-lockdown. The primary objective was to investigate and gain insights into the potential effects of lockdown measures on the quantity (catch volume) and price ($/Kg) of different fish species groups. During the lockdown, professional fishermen experienced lower quantities, compared to the average of previous years (2015–2019), in some months (March, April and May), of tuna (− 44%: from 85 ton to 47 ton), small pelagic fish (− 41.8%: from 4510 ton to 2627 ton), crustaceans (− 31.9%: from 94 ton to 64 ton), and bivalves (− 33.5%: from 412 ton to 274) being landed. Although prices fluctuated, only crustaceans showed a significant decrease in value (− 34.8%: from 14.85$/Kg to 9.68 $/Kg). Groundfish, flatfish, cephalopods, and other marine fish groups did not experience any significant impacts on landing quantities. Although there was some recovery in catch volume and market prices in the post- closure period, indicating a certain level of resilience in the sector, the socio-economic context indirectly exacerbated the profitability challenges faced by the fishing industry due to COVID-19. Given the potential for future socio-economic crises, policymakers (e.g., country government) and stakeholders (e.g., Fishers’ associations, HORECA) should prepare comprehensive and easily implementable measures to strengthen the sector and minimize potential disruptions. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105896 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0308-597X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/15336 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | |
| dc.relation | Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | |
| dc.relation | Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Commercial fisheries | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Lockdown impacts | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Portugal | pt_PT |
| dc.title | How COVID-19 pandemic affected fisheries (catch volume and price): a case study in Europe | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
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| oaire.awardTitle | Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04292%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04292%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0069%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 105896 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Marine Policy | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 159 | pt_PT |
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| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| person.familyName | Seixas | |
| person.givenName | Sónia | |
| person.identifier | 1994900 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | D813-882D-0810 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9635-6321 | |
| person.identifier.rid | D-2750-2015 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56005549200 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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