Adaptation and resilience of commercial fishers in the Northeast United States during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: Commercial fisheries globally experienced numerous and significant perturbations during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the livelihoods of millions of fishers worldwide. In the Northeast United States, fishers grappled with low prices and disruptions to export and domestic markets, leaving many tied to the dock, while others found ways to adapt to the changing circumstances brought about by the pandemic. This paper investigates the short-term impacts of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March-June 2020) on commercial fishers in the Northeast U.S. to understand the effects of the pandemic on participation in the fishery and fishers' economic outcomes, using data collected from an online survey of 258 Northeast U.S. commercial fishers. This research also assesse

SUBMITTER: Smith SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746300 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature