Systematic Communal Impacts of COVID-19 On Fisheries and Fish Marketing in Nigeria
Keywords:
COVID-19, Fish farmers, Fish marketers, Pandemic, Senatorial districts
Abstract
In 2020, Coronavirus swiftly spread to the world, relentlessly crashing lives and economies. Impacts of the pandemic on fisheries and fish marketing of Ogun State, Nigeria were assessed. One thousand and two (1,002) fish farmers and nine hundred and sixty-two (962) fish marketers were randomly examined and descriptively analysed. Results showed that majority of the respondents did not believe in the existence of COVID-19 in Nigeria, but worrisome of the pandemic as fish farmers can contact it. No significant relationship (p > 0.05) between COVID-19 pandemic and parameters of positive and negative situations of fish farmers/marketers. There were no significant relationship recorded between the pandemic and high profits gained by the fish farmers/marketers as well as increased fish marketing; between COVID-19 pandemic and decrease in fish and fingerlings production and supply; between COVID-19 pandemic and increased cost of fish feed as well as availability of feed ingredients. Significant relationship (p < 0.05) exists between COVID-19 pandemic and the fish demand. Conclusively, COVID-19 lockdown has empirical negative impacts on fisheries and fish marketing with probable consequences on fishermen and fisheries managements. Farmers should be enlightened on the virus existence (being a zoonotic disease), while the safety of fisheries workers, along the supply chain need to be preferenced.References
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World Bank. Urban Agriculture: Findings from Four City Case Studies; 2020; No. 18; World Bank: Washington, DC, USA.
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Oladunjoye R, Fafioye OO, Adeleke MT, Adekunle ON, Salisu TF, Aina SA, Owagboriaye FO, Lawal OA, Asiru R, Adebanjo A, Kuku R, Adeyemi A. Systematic Communal Impacts of COVID-19 On Fisheries and Fish Marketing in Nigeria. Journal of Agricultural and Biomedical Sciences [Internet]. 29May2025 [cited 6Jun.2025];9(1). Available from: https://library.unza.zm/index.php/JABS/article/view/1290
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