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A webinar entitled “COVID-19: GLOBAL SEAFOOD MARKET Fishery Market Trends; Mr Api Cokanasiga, Trade Promotion
TRENDS” was organised by INFOFISH on 23 April to address Officer, on the effects of COVID-19 on the markets in Asia;
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the unprecedented challenges currently faced by every and Mr Sujit Das, Technical Officer, on ensuring safety in
segment of the global fisheries and aquaculture industry, the seafood sector. The webinar was moderated by Shirlene
from production through processing, transportation, Anthonysamy, INFOFISH Director.
marketing, and consumption, as a result of the novel
coronavirus pandemic. A total of 75 participants from 22 The video and all the presentations are accessible on the
countries attended the webinar, posing many interesting INFOFISH website (www.infofish.org).
questions and contributing their views on the effect of the
pandemic with regard to their own regions. Please check the website regularly for announcements on
forthcoming webinars and podcasts.
The Guest Panelist was Mr Marcio Castro de Souza, Senior
Fishery Officer (International Trade) from FAO, whose
presentation was on a preliminary assessment carried out by
FAO on the impact of Covid-19 on fisheries and aquaculture.
He said that some effects are already evident in Processing
(reduction of inputs, movement of people, human biosecurity,
distribution issues); Marketing (HORECA demand, long-life
shelf products, timely transportation, border restrictions);
and Fisheries Governance (science and management of
stocks, IUU fishing). Mr de Souza invited participants to
read the FAO Policy Brief on Fisheries which is accessible on
the organisation’s website (www.fao.org), and which is also
presented in the INFOFISH Situation Report on pages 33-37
in this issue of the INFOFISH International. In addition, he
referred participants to the FAO GLOBEFISH website (www.
globefish.org) for information on world fish trade.
The other panelists were from INFOFISH: Ms Joelyn Sentina,
Trade Promotion Officer, who briefed listeners on the Global

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