Abstract The volume and value of fish catches by Indonesia's small-scale fisheries have declined significantly since national government restrictions on travel and social distancing were imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a digital data collection system (OurFish), that records purchases by fish traders from small-scale fishers, data was collected across 82 coastal communities in Southeast Sulawesi. We found that the number of active fishers and traders declined by more than 90% after the onset of the pandemic and the average weight of catch per fishing trip increased across fishers. Although the average price per kilogram of fish declined after the pandemic began, fishers that were able to maintain fishing had on average higher catches and therefore daily catch value was maintained. High value fisheries that usually enter export supply chains were more negatively impacted compared with lower value species that are commonly sold to local markets. We interviewed 185 small scale fishers and fish traders across 20 of the 82 communities in Southeast Sulawesi province, recording the perceived level of impact on local fisheries and the fish trade, causes of this impact and proposed coping strategies. Over 50% of both fishers and fish traders believed low demand for fish from traders and a decline in the price received for fish were disrupting their lives. Approximately 75% of both male and female fishers are coping by continuing to fish, highlighting that there were few alternative livelihoods available at the time of the interviews. Our results provide key insights into the vulnerability of small-scale fishing communities to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 对热带小型渔业社区的直接影响

摘要 自从国家政府为应对 COVID-19 大流行而对旅行和社会距离施加限制以来，印度尼西亚小规模渔业的渔获量和价值已大幅下降。使用数字数据收集系统 (OurFish)，记录鱼类贸易商从小规模渔民那里购买的数据，收集了苏拉威西东南部 82 个沿海社区的数据。我们发现，在大流行病爆发后，活跃的渔民和贸易商的数量下降了 90% 以上，渔民每次捕鱼的平均捕获重量增加了。尽管大流行开始后每公斤鱼的平均价格有所下降，但能够继续捕捞的渔民平均捕捞量较高，因此每日捕捞价值得以维持。与通常出售给当地市场的低价值物种相比，通常进入出口供应链的高价值渔业受到的负面影响更大。我们采访了东南苏拉威西省 82 个社区中 20 个社区的 185 名小规模渔民和鱼类贸易商，记录了对当地渔业和鱼类贸易的影响程度、影响的原因并提出了应对策略。超过 50% 的渔民和鱼类贸易商认为，贸易商对鱼类的低需求和鱼类价格的下降正在扰乱他们的生活。大约 75% 的男性和女性渔民都通过继续捕鱼来应对，这突出表明在采访时几乎没有其他生计可供选择。