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F A O A quaculture Ne w s May 2021 N o 63

Sustainable Aquaculture
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COVID-19 and its Impact on the F A O A quaculture Ne w s

Aquaculture Sector

he COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a public health crisis
Tfollowed by an on-going economic crisis due to the measures
taken by countries to contain the rate of infection, such as home
confi nement, travel bans and business closures.
Even though COVID-19 does not affect fi sh, nor is it caused by
the consumption of fi sh, the fi sheries and aquaculture sector
is still subject to indirect impacts of the pandemic through
changing consumer demands, market access or logistical
problems related to transportation and border restrictions.
This in turn will have a damaging effect on fi shers and fi sh
farmers’ livelihoods, as well as on food security and nutrition
for populations relying heavily on fi sh for animal protein and
essential micronutrients.To assist in addressing impacts, the
FAO Fisheries Division established a COVID-19 Task Team to
coordinate initiatives in response to the pandemic and provide
coordinated support to measures and interventions addressing
the impact of COVID-19 on fi sheries and aquaculture. One of the
functions of this team is to communicate and share information.

In this edition of FAN, you can fi nd policy briefs and other
information on what actors can do to mitigate the impacts of
COVID-19 on the sector. Over time, information is generated,
and new insights become apparent.
All resources are available at
www.fao.org/fi shery/covid19/en

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the Fisheries Division, from FAO regional offices and field In this month’s issue
Editorial Board Members: Matthias Halwart, Xinhua Yuan, Graham Mair, Rodrigo Roubach, Valerio Crespi, ► State of World Aquaculture 2020 and
Roxane Misk, Lionel Dabbadie, Molly Ahern, Nada Bougouss, Austin Stankus ► Global Conference on Aquaculture Regional Reviews: FAO Webinar Series 17
Graphic Designer: José Luis Castilla Civit Millennium +20: Updates 5
Citation: FAO, 2021. FAO Aquaculture News. No. 63 (May). Rome. ► NOAA Develops Aquaculture Opportunity ► New Opportunities for Aquaculture 31
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Citation for single contribution: Name(s) of the author(s). Year. Title of the article. FAO Aquaculture News, No. 63, pp. xx–xx. CB4850EN/1/05.21 Areas with Insights from FAO and the 11 ► FAO Supported Investigation of COVID-19
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