The lockdown on account of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) adversely impacted the food production sector including aquaculture, globally. Unfortunately, it coincided with the major shrimp farming season in India which contributes 60% of the national annual shrimp production hence the impact was substantial. An on-line survey was carried out among the stakeholders of the shrimp farming sector to evaluate the prospective impact of COVID-19 related lockdown across the shrimp supply chain. The study estimated an economic loss of 1.50 billion USD to the shrimp aquaculture sector during the current year. It is expected that shrimp production and its export performance may be declining by 40% in the current season. The Garret ranking and rank based quotient analyses projected severe constraints in shrimp seed production and supply, disruptions in the supply chain, logistics, farming, processing, marketing and loss of employment and income for the workers due to the pandemic. To mitigate the impact, the Government of India declared fisheries and aquaculture as an essential activity, facilitated the movement of inputs and services. Further, a major Fisheries Development Scheme with a financial outlay of 267 million USD has been announced to usher in a blue revolution by strengthening the value chain, doubling the fisher/farmer income, employment generation, economic and social security for fishers/fish farmers adhering to the sustainability principles. Short and medium-term technical and policy measures are suggested to tide over the impact of COVID-19 related lockdown and related restrictions.

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冠状病毒病（COVID-19）相关封锁对印度虾类养殖业的预期影响——部门评估

由于 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 导致的封锁对全球包括水产养殖在内的食品生产部门产生了不利影响。不幸的是，恰逢印度主要的养虾季节，占全国虾年产量的 60%，因此影响很大。对虾养殖业的利益相关者进行了一项在线调查，以评估 COVID-19 相关封锁对整个虾类供应链的预期影响。该研究估计，本年度对虾养殖业的经济损失为 15 亿美元。预计本季对虾产量及其出口业绩可能下降40%。Garret 排名和基于排名的商数分析预测虾种生产和供应受到严重限制，由于大流行，供应链、物流、农业、加工、营销以及工人的就业和收入损失。为了减轻影响，印度政府宣布渔业和水产养殖是一项必不可少的活动，促进了投入和服务的流动。此外，一项财政支出为 2.67 亿美元的重大渔业发展计划已宣布通过加强价值链、使渔民/农民收入翻番、创造就业机会、为渔民/养鱼户提供经济和社会保障来迎来一场蓝色革命。到可持续性原则。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。由于大流行而导致的市场营销以及工人的就业和收入损失。为了减轻影响，印度政府宣布渔业和水产养殖是一项必不可少的活动，促进了投入和服务的流动。此外，一项财政支出为 2.67 亿美元的重大渔业发展计划已宣布通过加强价值链、使渔民/农民收入翻番、创造就业机会、为渔民/养鱼户提供经济和社会保障来迎来一场蓝色革命。到可持续性原则。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。由于大流行而导致的市场营销以及工人的就业和收入损失。为了减轻影响，印度政府宣布渔业和水产养殖是一项必不可少的活动，促进了投入和服务的流动。此外，一项财政支出为 2.67 亿美元的重大渔业发展计划已宣布通过加强价值链、使渔民/农民收入翻番、创造就业机会、为渔民/养鱼户提供经济和社会保障来迎来一场蓝色革命。到可持续性原则。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。印度政府宣布渔业和水产养殖为一项基本活动，促进了投入和服务的流动。此外，一项财政支出为 2.67 亿美元的重大渔业发展计划已宣布通过加强价值链、使渔民/农民收入翻番、创造就业机会、为渔民/养鱼户提供经济和社会保障来迎来一场蓝色革命。到可持续性原则。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。印度政府宣布渔业和水产养殖为一项基本活动，促进了投入和服务的流动。此外，一项财政支出为 2.67 亿美元的重大渔业发展计划已宣布通过加强价值链、使渔民/农民收入翻番、创造就业机会、为渔民/养鱼户提供经济和社会保障来迎来一场蓝色革命。到可持续性原则。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。遵守可持续性原则的渔民/渔民收入、创造就业机会、经济和社会保障翻倍。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。遵守可持续性原则的渔民/渔民收入、创造就业机会、经济和社会保障翻倍。建议采取中短期技术和政策措施来渡过与 COVID-19 相关的封锁和相关限制的影响。