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Aerating shrimp pond in Vietnam. Photograph by Mark Prein. Source: WorldFish.
Socio-economic impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on world shrimp aquaculture sector
The COVID-19 pandemic is now spreading throughout the world affecting
the agricultural activities, including fish and shrimp aquaculture sectors. Most of the shrimp-producing countries, particularly in South-east Asia, have been affected due to the lockdown, quarantine roles, and regulations ordered by the nations to control the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the globe. This review, developed by Iranian By: S. Kakoolaki, S. M. A. Ebne alTorab, A. Ghajari, A. A. Anvar4, A. Sepahdari, H. Ahari, H. Hoseinzadeh *
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he global seafood market is very sensitive to stressful economic conditions so that the combination of decreased demand and the introduction of multiple tariffs had major 38 »
academics and researchers, aims to focus on Coronavirus’s influence on farmed shrimp production and its trade throughout the world. implications on international seafood trade before the end of 2019. The Global Shrimp Market is estimated to be worth approximately US$ 25 billion by 2026 (Cision, 2020). The world’s shrimp production in
2019 exceeded 4.5 million tons, from which the global fishing and shrimp production (8 million tons) indicates a relative increase in shrimp production compared to its catch throughout the world (GLOBEFISH, 2020b). OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2020
