Zhang Yanxuedan, Tang Yi, Zhang Yu, Sun Yuqiong, Yang Haoran
Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
Institute of Marine Policy and Law, Shanghai, China.
Mar Policy. 2021 Nov;133:104748. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104748. Epub 2021 Sep 1.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has posed unprecedented challenges for fish trade worldwide. This study examines these challenges through an observation of China's fish import and export activities and a qualitative study on evolving policies in the first nine months of 2020. The results indicate that control measures responding to uncertainty regarding the source of the disease and transmission path, the pressing need for restriction of the movement of people and goods, and fear of a second wave of outbreaks have substantially disrupted fish trade. To meet these challenges, certain coping measures are adopted to offset negative effects in the short term. These measures indicate the government's pivotal role in stabilizing the supply chain and striking a balance between control requirements and efficiency required in trading activities, as well as the importance to find alternative markets to mitigate risks brought by the delayed supply and the plummeting consumption market. It concludes with some suggestions on improving international cooperation and domestic regulation for building resilience in long run.
2020年新冠疫情的爆发给全球鱼类贸易带来了前所未有的挑战。本研究通过观察中国的鱼类进出口活动，并对2020年前九个月不断演变的政策进行定性研究，来审视这些挑战。结果表明，针对疾病来源和传播途径不确定性的控制措施、对人员和货物流动进行限制的迫切需求，以及对第二波疫情爆发的担忧，已严重扰乱了鱼类贸易。为应对这些挑战，采取了某些应对措施以在短期内抵消负面影响。这些措施表明了政府在稳定供应链以及在控制要求与贸易活动所需效率之间取得平衡方面的关键作用，同时也表明了寻找替代市场以减轻供应延迟和消费市场暴跌所带来风险的重要性。最后提出了一些关于加强国际合作和国内监管以增强长期恢复力的建议。
