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Covid-19 lockdown adds to woes of climate-hit Indian fishers

Balasubramanian, Sharada and Samuel, Jency (2020) Covid-19 lockdown adds to woes of climate-hit Indian fishers.

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Abstract

The lockdown being implemented to contain the spread of Covid-19 has affected the day-to-day livelihood of small fishers. “Lockdown in many areas forcibly shut down the fishing activities. There is severe disruption in the supply chain. So even if we fish, we cannot sell the catch,” said Chatterjee. Inland and marine fishers have all been severely affected by climate change and pollution, with the lockdown adding to their woes. It has hit an industry where marine fishers alone produced 3.69 million metric tons in 2018, when statistics were last compiled by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). That was already down over 6% from the 2012 catch of 3.94 million metric tons. of catch in 2012. There is no reliable estimate of production by inland fisheries.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Covid, Climate Change, India, Livelihoods, Small-scale Fisheries, Inland Fisheries, Marine Fisheries, Pollution, Statistics, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Fish Catch, Fish Production
Subjects: Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User: Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited: 30 May 2022 06:12
Last Modified: 30 May 2022 06:13
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/16974

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