Abstract The US seafood sector is susceptible to shocks, both because of the seasonal nature of many of its domestic fisheries and its global position as a top importer and exporter of seafood. However, many data sets that could inform science and policy during an emerging event do not exist or are only released months or years later. Here, we synthesize multiple data sources from across the seafood supply chain, including unconventional real‐time data sets, to show the relative initial responses and indicators of recovery during the COVID‐19 pandemic. We synthesized news articles from January to September 2020 that reported effects of COVID‐19 on the US seafood sector, including processor closures, shortened fishing seasons and loss of revenue. Concerning production and distribution, we assessed past and present landings and trade data and found substantial declines in fresh seafood catches (−40%), imports (−37%) and exports (−43%) relative to the previous year, while frozen seafood products were generally less affected. Google search trends and seafood market foot traffic data suggest consumer demand for seafood from restaurants dropped by upwards of 70% during lockdowns, with recovery varying by state. However, these declines were partially offset by an increase (270%) in delivery and takeout service searches. Our synthesis of open‐access data sets and media reports shows widespread, but heterogeneous, ramifications of COVID‐19 across the seafood sector, implying that policymakers should focus support on states and sub‐sectors most affected by the pandemic: fishery‐dependent communities, processors, and fisheries and aquaculture that focus on fresh products.

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COVID-19 对美国渔业和海鲜消费的早期影响

摘要 美国海产品行业很容易受到冲击，这既是因为其许多国内渔业的季节性性质，也因为其作为海产品的最大进出口国的全球地位。然而，许多可以在新兴事件期间为科学和政策提供信息的数据集并不存在，或者仅在数月或数年后才发布。在这里，我们综合了来自整个海鲜供应链的多个数据源，包括非常规的实时数据集，以显示 COVID-19 大流行期间的相对初始反应和恢复指标。我们综合了 2020 年 1 月至 2020 年 9 月报道 COVID-19 对美国海鲜行业影响的新闻文章，包括加工商关闭、捕鱼季节缩短和收入损失。关于生产和分销，我们评估了过去和现在的上岸量和贸易数据，发现与上一年相比，新鲜海产品捕捞量 (-40%)、进口 (-37%) 和出口 (-43%) 大幅下降，而冷冻海产品通常受到的影响较小. 谷歌搜索趋势和海鲜市场客流量数据表明，在封锁期间，消费者对餐馆海鲜的需求下降了 70% 以上，恢复情况因州而异。然而，这些下降被外卖服务搜索量的增长（270%）部分抵消。我们对开放获取数据集和媒体报道的综合显示，COVID-19 对整个海鲜行业的影响广泛而多样，这意味着政策制定者应将支持重点放在受大流行影响最严重的州和子行业：依赖渔业的社区、处理器，