By the end of 2020, Thailand had low number of COVID-19 cases in comparison to other countries; however, the socio-economic well-being of the country was also severely affected, including the fisheries sector. The objectives of this research were to identify the impacts of COVID-19 on fishers in small-scale fishery (SSF) and industrial fishery (IDF) and to distinguish the support received as well as additional government support requested by fishers in SSF and IDF. This research also aimed at discussing fishing technology extension to correspond with the additional government support. Data were collected from 171 Thai fishers (97 in SSF and 74 in IDF) through interviews in five coastal provinces along the Gulf of Thailand from July to November 2020. Most of fishers in SSF and IDF experienced similar impacts of COVID-19, i.e., decreased number of market channels, price of fish, and revenue from catch. They received support from the national government (i.e., financial assistance and fishing gear), the local government and private sector (i.e., financial donations and subsistence supplies), and the government banks (i.e., low-interest bank loan). However, 67.0 % of fishers in SSF and 74.3 % of fishers in IDF requested additional government support, i.e., 1) fishing vessel and gear technology, 2) workers onboard recruitment system, 3) regulations, policies, and measures, 4) marine environment and fishery resources, 5) investment and marketing system, 6) infrastructures, and 7) other support. The extension of fishing technology and other support were discussed to address the additional government support and sustain the marine capture fishery. It is crucial to continue supporting fishers in both SSF and IDF during the persistence of COVID-19 pandemic and consider the prevention or mitigation measures for other pandemics or disasters in the future.

到 2020 年底，与其他国家相比，泰国的 COVID-19 病例数量较少；然而，该国的社会经济福祉也受到严重影响，包括渔业部门。本研究的目的是确定 COVID-19 对小规模渔业 (SSF) 和工业渔业 (IDF) 渔民的影响，并区分 SSF 和 IDF 渔民所获得的支持以及政府要求的额外支持。这项研究还旨在讨论渔业技术的扩展，以配合额外的政府支持。通过对 2020 年 7 月至 2020 年 11 月泰国湾沿岸五个沿海省份的采访，从 171 名泰国渔民（SSF 中的 97 名和 IDF 中的 74 名）收集了数据。SSF 和 IDF 中的大多数渔民都经历了 COVID-19 的类似影响，即，市场渠道数量、鱼价和捕捞收入减少。他们得到了国家政府（即财政援助和渔具）、地方政府和私营部门（即财政捐赠和生活物资）以及政府银行（即低息银行贷款）的支持。然而，SSF 中 67.0% 的渔民和 IDF 中 74.3% 的渔民要求额外的政府支持，即 1) 渔船和渔具技术，2) 船上工人招聘系统，3) 法规、政策和措施，4) 海洋环境和渔业资源，5) 投资和营销体系，6) 基础设施，以及 7) 其他支持。讨论了扩大捕捞技术和其他支持，以解决政府的额外支持和维持海洋捕捞渔业。