“…The first reported cases of COVID-19 were linked to a seafood market in Wuhan, and subsequent outbreaks in other cities in China, such as Beijing, Dalian, and Qingdao, were traced back to similar markets, processing facilities, and imported frozen seafood (Han et al, 2020;Jalava, 2020;Djekic et al, 2021). The pandemic has had a significant and unanticipated impact on the fish production and supply chains in China, which is the largest producer and consumer of shellfish globally (Peng et al, 2019(Peng et al, , 2021FAO, 2020a,b). The closure of some fisheries, market disruptions, and heightened health hazards for coastal communities, increased vulnerability among disadvantaged groups, and an uptick in illegal fishing have all had detrimental effects on the fishing industry (Bennett et al, 2020).…”