Impact of the COVID-19 crisis: Analysis of the fishing and shellfishing sectors performance in Galicia (Spain)

Socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on the fishing sector: A case study of a region highly dependent on fishing in Spain

“…The trend observed in Galicia, especially pronounced in this area, is that the species with the highest average price and whose main marketing channel is the hospitality industry have suffered the greatest decline. In the ports of Arousa, bivalves, sea urchin ( Paracentrotus lividus ), Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides ), octopus ( Octopus vulgaris ) or tuna ( Thunnus spp) are landed, species of high economic value that suffered a strong depreciation during the pandemic for this reason ( Fernández-González et al, 2021 ). In the case of octopus, the port of Ribeira was the most affected.…”

“…This measure implied the confinement of the population and the paralyzation of sectors considered non-essential ( Solé et al, 2021 ). After a period of suppression of mobility restrictions, on October 25, 2020, another confinement was instituted, this time with a regional character, which took place within the second state of emergency in Spain in 2020 ( Fernández-González et al, 2021 ).…”

“…There are several examples in academia on the analysis of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Galician fishery sector. Fernández-González et al (2021) have focused their study on the evolution of catches and income in the fishing and shellfishing sectors in Galicia. Villasante et al (2021) conducted a rapid assessment of the overall impact of Covid-19 on extractive fishing, aquaculture and canning.…”

A case study of agri-food systems in rural Spain: Impacts, responses and institutional lessons

“…The multilevel stimulus plans, although approved with some delay, helped to mitigate the impact of this crisis. Agriculture and livestock were not the only sectors that benefited from specific measures, the fishing sector (Fernández-González et al 2021b), the tourism sector (Araújo-Vila et al 2021), or the education sector (Díez-Gutiérrez and Gajardo Espinoza 2021) were also supported by subsidies.…”

“…The strategic primary sector of the economy also continued to guarantee food supply during the second state of emergency period (November 7-December 3, 2020) (Fernández-González et al 2021b). Thus, in Spain, the agricultural and livestock sector is performing better than most of the country's industries, except for one of its regions: Galicia.…”