Ferrer, Alice Joan G. and Pomeroy, Robert S. and Akester, Michael J. and Muawanah, Umi and Chumchuen, Watcharapong and Lee, Wen Chiat and Hai, Phung Giang and K., Kuperan Viswanathan (2021) Covid-19 and small-scale fisheries in Southeast Asia: Impacts and responses. Asian Fisheries Science, Vol.34 (1). pp. 99-113. ISSN 2073-3720
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This paper describes the impacts of and responses to COVID-19 of small-scale fisheries in six selected countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The paper used a structured case study approach to analyse the impacts and responses and relied heavily on existing reports and data sources in each country. The pandemic has further revealed the vulnerability of small-scale fishing households in the region. Given the few assets of fisher households, their ability to cushion the negative impact of crises and shocks is limited. Fishers made adaptive responses such as direct fish marketing, online marketing, and home delivery services. While short-term responses of providing food and financial assistance have been helpful, long-term support to address pandemics such as COVID-19 and other stressors will require developing more resilient fishing households. The paper recommends several approaches and interventions to improve household resilience and to be better prepared for similar challenges and threats in the future. These include: i) strengthening the fishing households’ social network of friends, relatives, and neighbours to serve as both a social safety net and a bridge towards the transition to financial inclusion; ii) diversifying livelihood to reduce dependency on the fishery and provide for additional sources of income and food; iii) promoting financial inclusion through savings, credit, digital payment products, and insurance; iv) value chain upgrading through post-harvest fish handling and processing methods; and, v) providing access, especially for women, to social protection measures such as government health insurance and social security.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Covid, Small-scale Fisheries, Southeast Asia, Vulnerability, Fishing Communities, Fish Marketing, Livelihoods, Value Chain, Post Harvest Fisheries, Social Security |
| Subjects: | Disasters and Climate Change |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2022 12:42 |
| Last Modified: | 30 May 2022 06:45 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/10508 |
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