“…However, given the reduction in sales, part of the Galician fishing fleet, especially the small-scale segment, decided to limit its activity, while shellfishing activities were practically paralysed in Galicia. It is important to point out that the Galician fishing and shellfishing sectors have great importance in the Galician economy, much more so than in other Spanish coastal regions ( Garza-Gil et al, 2017 ; Piñeiro-Antelo et al, 2019 ; Surís-Regueiro and Santiago, 2018 ). In 2016, both industries directly generate 16,559 full-time jobs and €525 million of GVA ( Galician Institute of Statistics database (IGE), 2020 ).…”