Lessons learned from global surveys conducted in fisheries and aquaculture during the COVID-19 pandemic

Love, D.C.; Weltzien, L.M.;  Nussbaumer, E.M.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Belton, B.; Anthonysamy, S.M.; Das, S.K.; Zahardin, M.S.; Aris, M.A.; Yusoff, N.M.;

Lessons learned from global surveys conducted in fisheries and aquaculture during the COVID-19 pandemic

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 102 p.

Author Love, D.C.; Weltzien, L.M.; Nussbaumer, E.M.; Thorne-Lyman, A.L.; Belton, B.; Anthonysamy, S.M.; Das, S.K.; Zahardin, M.S.; Aris, M.A.; Yusoff, N.M.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-138472-5

Series title FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular

Series number No. 1272

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Synopsis (short abstract) Conscious of the data scarcity during the COVID-19 pandemic, FAO collaborated with the Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future (CLF), within the Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH), to document the impacts of, and responses to, the pandemic. To do so, it conducted a systematic literature review and implemented a survey with support from Globefish, Eurofish and the other Fish Info Networks, together with case studies of Eurofish Member States.This circular describes the findings from the FAO and CLF-supported surveys, and the literature review. The report was further enriched with a collection of work from large studies across the world.

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Love, D.C., Weltzien, L.M., Nussbaumer, E.M., Thorne-Lyman, A.L., Belton, B., Anthonysamy, S.M., Das, S.K., Zahardin, M.S., Aris, M.A. & Yusoff, N.M. 2023. Lessons learned from global surveys conducted in fisheries and aquaculture during the COVID-19 pandemic. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular, No. 1272. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9109en

Language English

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