Aquaculture-capture fisheries nexus under Covid-19: impacts, diversity, and social-ecological resilience

Manlosa, Aisa O. / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Achim Schlüter
Externe Publikationen (2021)

in: Maritime Studies, Maritime Studies 20, 75–85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40152-021-00213-6
Open access

The Covid-19 pandemic is a global shock that is significantly affecting coastal social-ecological systems (SES) in different parts of the world. Its widespread impacts have unravelled vulnerabilities in many aspects of society, including food systems. Our study investigated the impacts of a lockdown associated with the pandemic in the province of Bulacan, in the region of Central Luzon, Philippines, where aquaculture and capture fisheries are important and interconnected sectors. In particular, we focused

on impacts related to production and market. We considered people’s coping strategies and the factors that enabled such strategies. Our investigation adopted a case study approach and drew on qualitative data analysed through thematic analysis. The findings revealed differentiated mechanisms through which aquaculture and capture fisheries production were impacted. Both were strongly affected by market disruptions but through slightly different ways. In effect, the lockdown provided the impetus for the uptake and spreading of practices that were previously peripheral, particularly in relation to market exchanges. The study also identified a variety of coping strategies, as well as the importance of social support in the form of food aid, financial assistance, and institutional livelihood assistance. Finally, it discusses the importance of diversity in food sources, the role of local food systems, and governance implications for foregrounding social-ecological resilience in short-term response and

long-term recovery.

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Hornidge, Anna-Katharina

Entwicklungs- und Wissenssoziologie

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