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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
A comparative study of small-scale fishery supply chains’ vulnerability and resilience to COVID-19
Contributor:
Bassett, Hannah R.;
Sharan, Sonia;
Suri, Sharon K.;
Advani, Sahir;
Giordano, Christopher
Published:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022
Published in:
Maritime Studies, 21 (2022) 2, Seite 173-192
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/s40152-021-00231-4
ISSN:
1872-7859;
2212-9790
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic and response has significantly disrupted fishery supply chains, creating shortages of essential foods and constraining livelihoods globally. Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are responding to the pandemic in a variety of ways. Together, disruptions from and responses to COVID-19 illuminate existing vulnerabilities in the fish distribution paradigm and possible means of reducing system and actor sensitivity and exposure and increasing adaptive capacity. Integrating concepts from literature on supply chain disruptions, social-ecological systems, human wellbeing, vulnerability, and SSFs, we synthesize preliminary lessons from six case studies from Indonesia, the Philippines, Peru, Canada, and the United States. The SSF supply chains examined employ different distribution strategies and operate in different geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Specifically, we ask (a) how resilient have different SSF supply chains been to COVID-19 impacts; (b) what do these initial outcomes indicate about the role of distribution strategies in determining the vulnerability of SSF supply chains to macroeconomic shocks; and (c) what key factors have shaped this vulnerability? Based on our findings, systemic changes that may reduce SSF vulnerability to future macroeconomic shocks include: diversification of distribution strategies, livelihoods, and products; development of local and domestic markets and distribution channels; reduced reliance on international markets; establishment of effective communication channels; and preparation for providing aid to directly assist supply chains and support consumer purchasing power.