Lorena Romero, Karina Yévenes, Ekaterina Pokrant, Cecilia Baumberger, Sebastián Zavala, Miguel Burgos José, Jurij Wacyk, Javiera Cornejo
Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa , La Pintana, 11735 Santiago, Chile.
Aquaculture Genomics Lab, Faculty of Veterinary and Livestock Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, La Pintana, Santiago, 11735, Chile.
Mar Policy. 2022 Oct;144:105185. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105185. Epub 2022 Jun 27.
Chile is the second largest producer of salmon in the world and is an important pillar of the national economy. Any disruption in how the industry functions will have economic and social effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Chilean salmon industry. An online survey was sent to the highest positions in the industry: presidents, managers, and chiefs of salmon companies. Of the 52 respondents, 75% indicated that operations were moderately affected by the pandemic. More than 70% reported a decrease in their company's production and sales. Work absenteeism was a concern for 88%, and the implementation of sanitary measures was considered effective and relevant to prevent the spread of the virus. However, there were no statistically significant differences (p-value > 0.05) between the degree of impact on operations by company size, or between absenteeism and company size. The information obtained in this study is a first look into understanding the impacts of the pandemic on the Chilean salmon industry in the year 2020.
智利是世界第二大三文鱼生产国，也是国民经济的重要支柱。该行业运行方式的任何中断都将产生经济和社会影响。本研究的目的是评估新冠疫情对智利三文鱼产业的影响。我们向该行业的高层职位人员发送了在线调查问卷，这些人员包括三文鱼公司的总裁、经理和主管。在52名受访者中，75%表示运营受到疫情的中度影响。超过70%的人报告称其公司的生产和销售有所下降。88%的人担心员工缺勤问题，并且认为实施卫生措施对于防止病毒传播是有效且相关的。然而，公司规模对运营的影响程度之间，以及缺勤率与公司规模之间，均无统计学显著差异（p值>0.05）。本研究获得的信息是对2020年疫情对智利三文鱼产业影响的初步了解。
