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ArticleMarine policy2022

Fishing safely during COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada: Making it happen.

Barbara Neis, María Andrée López Gómez, Emily Reid-Musson, Brenda Greenslade, David Decker, Joel Finnis, Christine Knott

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Barbara NeisOcean Frontier Institute, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.
María Andrée López GómezDepartment of Sociology, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7.
Emily Reid-MussonDepartment of Geography, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7.
Brenda GreensladeNewfoundland and Labrador Fish Harvesting Safety Association, St. John's, NL, Canada.
David DeckerNewfoundland and Labrador Fish Harvesting Safety Association, St. John's, NL, Canada.
Joel FinnisDepartment of Geography, Memorial University, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7.
Christine KnottDepartment of Women's Studies, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.

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Abstract

Globally, fisheries have been the site of multiple documented outbreaks of COVID-19. Existing studies point to the threat posed by the pandemic to livelihoods and health among migrant industrial fishery workers, small-scale fish harvesters, and fishing communities. They show the pandemic enhanced safety, economic, social and political layers of vulnerability in fisheries, while also showcasing examples of resilience. Case studies of COVID-19 response provide an opportunity to explore how existing organizational structures, leadership and networks in fisheries can enable the rapid co-development of customized strategies for fishing safely during large-scale global disruptions such as pandemics. This article contributes to our understanding of governance and fishing safety in small-scale fisheries during the early pandemic, examining the response of small-scale fisheries in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. These seasonal fisheries successfully opened with regulator approval after a short delay and operated without documented COVID-19 outbreaks during 2020. Findings draw from key informant interviews with a safety sector association and union leader, complemented with insights from an anonymous online survey of small-scale harvesters. Interviews capture the organizational processes and resources mobilized to rapidly co-develop the COVID-19 Safe Work Practice Guideline. Online survey findings indicate that fifty-nine percent of respondents (crew and skippers) had no COVID-19-related concerns while fishing in 2020; older harvesters and owner-operators were significantly more likely to indicate concerns. When asked about the relative practicality of listed COVID-19 precautions, respondents commonly identified sanitization, reduced interactions with shore workers, social distancing, protection equipment, modifications to eating/rest areas, and reduced crew as impractical. These assessments are generally consistent with those of the interviewed leaders and the Guideline approach. This suggests the co-developed Guideline provided tailored and practical COVID-19 prevention strategies. Pre-existing governance structures and networks can help address small-scale fisheries vulnerabilities to pandemics by supporting co-development of organizational resources and evidence-informed prevention strategies.

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CanadaCOVID-19 responseFish harvester perceptions of riskSmall-scale fisheries

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PMID36160500
PMCPMC9483834

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