Small boats and female workers hardest hit by Covid-19 fisheries impact

Research shows how supply chains around world have been disrupted by pandemic

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Small fishing boats, fish markets and female workers are among the categories worst affected by the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on the world's fisheries, research has found.

Supply chains around the world have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and artisanal fishing - small boats - has borne the brunt, according to the annual report on fisheries by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). While industrial fishing fell only by about 6.5% in April, a large proportion of small vessels around the world have been in effect confined to port, and their markets are uncertain.