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The effect of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture in Asia

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Bangkok, Thailand ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN 978-92-5-132873-6

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) On 10 April 2020, one month after the World Health Organization declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic, FAO published ‘How is COVID-19 affecting the fisheries and aquaculture food systems’ (FAO, 2020a). That policy brief, while global in scope, addressed the situation in some Asian countries. This paper provides an update, incorporating new data, developments and observations. During its writing, the pandemic was in full swing with no clear end in sight.

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​FAO. 2020. The effect of COVID-19 on fisheries and aquaculture in Asia. Bangkok.

https://doi.org/10.4060/ca9545en

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