Demand For Fish Research Articles

PENERAPAN ETIKA BISNIS ISLAM PADA PEMBUDIDAYA IKAN GUPPY (STUDI PADA GUPPYJUNIOR SURABAYA)

Abstract The high demand for ornamental fish like Guppy, both on local and international market, has increased the opportunity for Guppy fish cultivation. However, there are many people who lacks basic knowledge and technical support to cultivating Guppy. As a result, many fish that has been cultivated did not meet the standards on the market. The purpose of this research was to describe Islamic Business Ethics Application on Guppy's Farmers in Guppy Junior Surabaya. The researchers used descriptive-qualitative research methods to describe how was the cultivation process of Guppy fish by Guppy Junior Surabaya and to know whether the method is appropriate with Islamic Business Ethics. As for the method to collect data is using interviews, conducted on main and supporting sources, and followed by documentations and direct observation to obtain data. The results of this study state that in the process of guppy fish cultivation carried out by guppy junior surabaya, they are able to apply the principles of Islamic business ethics which include the principles of unity, balance, free will, responsibility, and honesty/kindness

Dynamic feeding method for aquaculture fish using multi-task neural network

In recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), fish feeding is the most important part in production management, which is not only related to economic benefits, but also the key to ensure fish welfare and increase production. At present, in RAS, fish are basically fed either artificially or automatically (quantitatively supply feed at definite time), which can easily result in under-feeding or over-feeding of fish. Therefore, there is an urgent to develop an intelligent method that realizes appropriate feeding according to the actual demands of fish. This research attempts to explore a fish dynamic feeding method based on the multi-task network to meet the automatic adjustment of both the feeding intervals (the time intervals between feeding points in repeated feeding in a single-round) and feeding rates. The specific objectives of this study include two parts: 1) to construct a multi-task network to analyze the feeding activity of cultured fish and monitor the amount of uneaten feed pellets; 2) to design a feeding strategy based on information obtained from the multi-task network that realizes the dynamic adjustment of feeding intervals and the decision of feeding endpoint. The waste of feed pellets can be reduced by dynamically adjusting the feeding intervals, and the under-feeding and over-feeding of fish can be prevented by determining feeding endpoint. The results indicated that the accuracy of feeding activity classification by multi-task network reached 95.44%, and the mean absolute error (MAE) and mean square error (MSE) in uneaten feed pellet counting were 4.80 and 6.75, which indicate that the multi-task network can accurately monitor the fish feeding activity and the amount of uneaten feed pellets. Based on the two monitored information, combined with the feeding strategy, we dynamically adjusted the feeding intervals and determined the feeding endpoint, and then compared the feeding endpoints with manual judgment to verify the feasibility and accuracy of the dynamic feeding method based on the multi-task network. In summary, this research provides a more accurate and efficient solution for the intelligent and precise feeding of cultured fish, and provides the theoretical foundation for the development of intelligent feeding devices.

The Role of Technology in Nigerian Catfish Production: A Review

This article examines the state of Catfish production in Nigeria and the roles technology has played over the past decades. Heightened demand as a result of increased population puts considerable pressure on production. In response to this pressure aquaculturists ramped up production activities, this demand-driven increase exposes the major gaps as the industry struggles to cope with the absence of fundamental structures like inadequate structured funding, markets, processing and preservation facilities among others. Such gaps exist in all aspects of aquaculture and technology is a viable plug for many of them. The aquaculture of developing nations has certain peculiarities which predispose it to slow development. Many fishermen and aquaculturists in low-income regions are trapped in economic systems that result in relative poverty. Many reasons have been put forward to explain the dynamics behind these consequences with technology playing a major role from the consensus. Rapid advances in hatchery, water quality and molecular technology have been identified as some of the active drivers of Catfish production in Nigeria. The article focuses on the history, progress and prospects of aquaculture technology in Nigeria. It does so by reviewing the technologies already established in Catfish farming and the impact of their roles in balancing fish demand and supply.

Internet of Things (IoT) Based Aquaculture Monitoring System

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing manufacturing businesses in many parts of the world as the demand for fish and processed fish feed is increasing day by day. Aquaculture is also known as aquaculture, breeding, rearing, collecting fish, seaweed, seaweed and many other organisms. It is also defined as a breeding species that thrives in an aquatic environment under controlled conditions. This study is developing an aquaculture system that can remotely monitor water acidity, temperature, and turbidity levels using the Internet of Things (IoT). Sensors are installed in this system to receive data. Results obtained with all systems developed, the success rate for acid-base monitoring is 97.66%. The success rate for water temperature monitoring is 94.92%. For cloudy water, use a range of numbers from 1 to 50, where 1-9 is clear water, 10-24 is slightly cloudy, 25-49 is fairly cloudy, and more than 50 is very cloudy.

Supply and demand of fish in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The primary goal of the paper was to analyze the fish market of Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The paper presents the level of self-sufficiency and import dependence of fish for the period 2014-2020. The source of data was the data of the B&H Agency for Statistics and Indirect Taxation Authority of B&H. The following methods were applied: descriptive statistics, trend data and balance sheet method. On average, 3.161 tons of trout were produced in B&H per year, 82% of total fish production. Carp were produced 510 tons per year. Other freshwater fish are becoming less and less attractive for production. B&H's fish self-sufficiency is low (54%) and the average rate of import dependence is about 76%. The consumption of fish per capita is 2 kilograms. It is necessary to improve the education of the population throughout B&H about the importance of fish nutrition and the health aspects of its consumption.

USO DE GEOTECNOLOGIAS REMOTAS NO MAPEAMENTO DE ÁREAS AQUÍCOLAS

The use of remote technology can currently help in the development of studies considering the peculiarities of each environment, such as fish farming. With the increase in demand for fish in recent years, the expansion of productive areas of fish farms has been observed, resulting in greater territorial occupation, most of the time, in a disorganized way. The present work aimed to map the fish areas in the municipality of Santa Inês, Maranhão State. To identify the areas occupied by fish farms, the Photointerpretation Method and its recognition elements were used through the following software: Spring, QGis, Google Earth Pro and Arcview. To validate the information, on-site visits were carried out in fish farms according to the points identified using the software. According to the data obtained, the municipality of Santa Inês - MA showed an evolution in the territorial occupation of fish areas, from 22.99 hectares in 2003 to 46.84 hectares in 2011, 126.95 hectares in 2015 and 141 .86 hectares in 2017, with greater expansion in territorial occupation in the period from 2011 to 2015 (171%), with 81.25% of the mapped areas concentrated within a radius of 3 km from the municipal headquarters. Fish farms in the municipality of Santa Inês corresponded to only 0.24% of the total area of the municipality. The preparation and analysis of thematic maps of the territorial occupation of fish farming can help in the management of the areas found and i

Drivers of Seafood Consumption at Different Geographical Scales

As an important source of essential amino acids and micronutrients, fish is critical in the fight against malnutrition, especially in low income and food deficient countries. However, because fish consumption is reportedly linked to overfishing and the generation of negative environmental consequences from fish farming. There have been calls to reduce fish consumption, which may have implications for fish intake and the drive to reduce childhood malnutrition in many developing countries. Here we assess the role of urbanization, income, fish prices, preferences, nutritional knowledge, and cultural attitudes in fish demand. We conducted analysis using the fixed effect model at three geographical scales: global—151 countries drawn from all continents that consume over 90% of global seafood supply; at the continental; and at the national scales, where we assessed seafood consumption in Nigeria, Portugal, Bangladesh and the United States. Our results suggest that at the global level, a 10% increase in disposable income leads to a 5% increase in fish consumption, although a 10% increase in domestic fish price leads to 8% decrease in fish consumption. In our continental level analysis, we found distinct drivers of seafood consumption across continents, for example, urbanization drives fish consumption in Africa, while domestic fish prices influence fish consumption in South America and Oceania regions. The estimates of the current study are broadly consistent with other earlier studies, showing a uniformly income-driven demand for seafood. World population is often presented as a key driver for the growth in seafood demand. A subtle driver for fish (and other animal source food) consumption is income. At the national level, the case studies highlight that qualitative variable such as preferences, nutritional knowledge, and cultural attitudes across countries are also important drivers for fish consumption. However, we suggest that future study could endeavor to assess how income and fish price influence peoples’ consumption of specific fish species.

Fernando de Noronha (state of Pernambuco) fishermen’s local ecological knowledge regarding the fish species used as bait

Artisanal fishing on Fernando de Noronha is directly related to fishing for bait, since commercial fishing depends on these baits. This work aimed to analyze the local ecological knowledge of fishermen about the biology and ecology of the fish species used as bait on Fernando de Noronha (state of Pernambuco - PE) to support the planning of the local activity. Data collection was carried out through interviews with semi-structured scripts containing questions about the socio-economic profile of the fishermen and the biological and ecological aspects of the species used as bait. The data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, seeking to represent a consensus among the informants and to compare the local ecological knowledge with the scientific literature through the method of comparative cognition and the hypothesis test. Sixty-nine fishermen were interviewed, using false herrings (Harengula clupeola) and mackerel scads (Decapterus macarellus) as their main bait fish, in still fishing and fishing using boats. The hypothesis test, applied to the mentioned results by more than 30% of the fishermen, showed a high degree of agreement between local ecological knowledge and the scientific literature, revealing detailed knowledge of the fishermen on the biological and ecological aspects of false herrings and mackerel scads. Catching bait fish on Fernando de Noronha proved to be extremely important, both for the relationship with artisanal fishing and for the maintenance of local knowledge and culture. The results obtained in this research should foster a very much-needed dialogue between fishermen and those responsible for managing conservation units to create legal and effective mechanisms to meet the demand for bait fish used in commercial fishing and to maintain a sustainable artisanal fishing model for Fernando de Noronha.

Socio-professional dimensions of fisheries extension professionals in tripura: A descriptive study

Fisheries extension professionals have been playing an important role in expanding the scientific fish culture practices in Tripura towards meeting up the growing demand for food fishes. In this perspective, it is important to study their profiles which can certainly be helpful in devising effective professional management strategies. Thus, the present study was conducted in two purposively selected districts of Tripura i.e. West Tripura and Unakoti to find out the socio-personal vis-avis professional profiles across different categories of fisheries extension professionals. Structured interview schedule was administered to the respondents and results revealed that majority of the respondents were male (84.14%) and had an educational qualification of B.Sc. (25.74%) and 27.59 per cent of the Fishery Officers had Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc.) qualification, for whom it was the desired entry-level qualification. Family size of the respondents was 3.93 (SE ±0.14). 11.02 per cent of the respondents had a joint type of family structure, while 89.98 per cent had nuclear families. Majority of them always (49.41%) participated in different associations (73.56%). Among different social media platforms, WhatsApp (87.18%) was found to be accessed by majorities followed by Gmail (66.92%) and Facebook (46.58%) with an average duration ofusage of 2.39 hours per day. As part of the professional profile of the respondents, majorities were posted in close proximity to their residence and had been ‘directly’ recruited (59.77%). On an average, 17.84 fish farmers were attended by an individual respondent per day. 95 per cent of them reported that they did not avail any opportunity to pursue higher studies but 89.74 per cent had undergone in-service training programmes. The average service duration of the respondents was found to be 21.16 years but majority of them (95.52%) had not received any recognition during their service period.

Autogenous vaccines in aquaculture: Tool to combat resistance of bacteria to antibiotics?

New technological progress and increased demands for fish as a source of animal protein are driving significant growth of aquaculture production. Intensification of production increases the severity and frequency of infectious disease outbreaks, and so requires significant effort to prevent and control disease. Because of the global crisis of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, the use of antibiotics in aquaculture is increasingly subjected to strict control and regulatory measures, leading to potential misuse. The lack of availability of approved veterinary medical products for use in aquaculture, combined with the risk of drug resistance development and antibiotic residues in fish flesh or water, support the development of preventive actions, including vaccines. However, the diversity of species and aquaculture production methods, including epidemiological units and their links, results in economic challenges for commercial vaccine development and authorization. As a possible response to the increasing demand for less antibiotic use in fish farms, and to the expenses associated with novel veterinary product development, there is a need for increased use of safe and effective autogenous vaccines in aquaculture. Regulatory processes for autogenous vaccine production, approval and application should recognize the specificities of epidemiological units and their links in aquatic animal production facilities. The joint efforts of regulatory authorities, producers, and veterinary services to follow veterinary biosecurity principles, including risk analysis, surveillance, and selection/prioritization of pathogens, are essential to provide maximum safety and efficacy of autogenous vaccines as disease prevention and control tools within larger areas, such as compartments and zones, and allow for reductions in antibiotic use.

Aquaculture and Its Impact of The Covid-19 Pandemic on The Fish Processing Industry: Case Study from Local Community

The Indonesian government has facilitated farmers through the role of agricultural extensionists (AE). Covid-19 pandemic has caused heavily impacts on the fisheries sector especially on the socio-economic conditions of the stakeholders, e.g., fishers, fish farmers, traders, as well as consumers. This impact on aquaculture is about its production is largely influenced by the demand from the food service sectors, processing factories, and export. Movement restrictions of fish farmers and less demand from consumers needs to maintaining the stocks of cultured commodities becomes more expensive as most of the products could not be harvested. From the snow ball sampling methods and research interview, the covid-19 pandemic makes the fish processing industry decrease more than 56%. It impacts 3 main activities, such as reducing demand for fish, low prices due to cancellation of shipment by buyer and lack of technical service provider. This decrease has a positive impact on the community to overcome the existing problem, diversifying the product and recognize need for new strategies to identify marketing opportunities that use technology.

EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES OF THE FORMATION OF BASIC APPROACHES REGULATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIC AQUACULTURE MARKET IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM

In this article considered basic approaches to the formation of methodical approaches to the development of organic aquaculture in the global food system. The market situation is considered and medium-term forecasts of the world markets of fish products and products of aquaculture and organic aquaculture for the period from 2017 to 2029 are based on the results of calculations. The paper presents options for expected changes in prices, production, consumption and trade of fish, fishery products, organic aquaculture. The main risks are substantiated that may affect the world markets of fish farming and organic aquaculture during the next ten years are. It was analyzed and found that the formation of supply for aquaculture products in the world is forecast at the level of more than 91 million tons. Using the most recent data, fisheries and organic aquaculture declined during 2021, while organic aquaculture production increased by 2%. At the same time, production from industry decreased by almost 4%.It has been established that the total loss of income for subjects of economic activity can affect the reduction of fish consumption in developing countries. This is due to the fact that demand is relatively elastic in relation to income, and the variability of weather conditions, due to climate change and the change in the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events will have a significant impact on the availability and trade of organic aquaculture products in conditions of extraordinary challenges for both Ukraine and the world. In this article considered approaches to the possibility of applying these forecasts based on stable macroeconomic and climatic conditions during the studied period and makes assumptions about the impact of Chinese policy on the production of organic aquaculture products. From 2017 to 2029, nominal prices for organic aquaculture products are shown to increase by 1.5 to 2.1% per year over the next ten years. Proposals for short-term organic aquaculture production are provided to avoid the problem of labor shortages, to take into account new regulations designed to contain the pandemic and the blockade of transport routes, and to pay attention to the aspects of reducing the demand for fish and fish products at the level of global food supply

SURVEY ON THE POTENTIALITIES OF INTEGRATED FISH FARMING,ITS ECONOMIC AND MAJOR CONSTRAINTS FACED BY THE MARGINALAND SMALL FARMERS IN SINGRAULI, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

Increase in human population, poor economic conditions of the farmers and the increasing demand for fish, have compelled the planners, in the recent past, to adopt Integrated Fish Farming systems (IFFs) in South East Asian countries including India. IFFs refer to the production, integrated management, and comprehensive use of aquaculture, agriculture, and livestock, with an emphasis on aquaculture. Since the IFF system involves lower cost and is environment friendly, it is economically sustainable and is being freely adopted. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate the economic importance of IFFs. In this study, different culture practice sites in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh in India were selected and a survey was conducted among the farmers with the help of a prepared questionnaire. This study was conducted in order to explore the various parameters to evaluate the potential of IFFs. Results of the assessment showed a significant potency of this integrated system in increasing the yield for the farmers. Additionally, the plausible major constraints faced by the marginal and small farmers are outlined here, to advocate for the ways to eliminate them for generating more income from this integrated system of farming.

Analysis of Optimal Harvest and Management of Capture Fishery of Lake Ziway, Central Ethiopia

Even if there is fluctuation in fish species diversity and relative abundance of the species, Lake Ziway provides numerous environmental and/or ecosystem services. Despite to its importance, the Lake faces numerous threats because of its public good characteristics. Following the exponentially increased demand for fishes and the resource being public good, magnificent number of individuals are participated in capture fisheries in order to secure their livelihood. Free access to the fisheries, illegal fishing gears and environmental degradation are among the main reasons of decline in fish species and degradation of the Lake. From the current stock assessment survey, the study showed decline in biomass of fish over time. These negative trends in the Lake Ziway fisheries and poor water quality led to loss of livelihoods of many households who are directly or indirectly dependent on the Lake. Therefore, management of Lake Ziway fishery becomes very essential to manage the resource efficiently in a way that maximize fishers present and future benefits otherwise, the fish resource will disappear in the near future. Concerning management practices, most of the fishery regulations in this Lake put emphasis on the restriction of fishing gear, but the application of this instrument with its restrictions is almost zero. Moreover, Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) foster greater transparency and accountability for the management and enhancement of fishery resources by quota owners. In this regard, since it generates a sense of ownership and its versatility in providing a stable and productive market, ITQs are more effective than gear restrictions and in fact, it has major social benefits by controlling overharvesting. Due to this, to ensure the nutritional and food security of the country currently and in the near future, there is a need to enforce fishing gear restriction and set ITQs. Furthermore, there must be strong effort on studying the current stock of fish, and numbers of legal and illegal fishers to set Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) and Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for sustainable fishery management of Lake Ziway. Keywords: Ziway, capture fisheries, Individual Transferable Quotas, Total Allowable Catch, sustainable fishery management DOI: 10.7176/JESD/13-2-03 Publication date: January 31 st 2022

Анализ состояния рыбного хозяйства и рыбохозяйственной законодательной базы Республики Зимбабве

The article analyzes the state of fish industry and fisheries legalization of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has a sufficient water surface area in the South African region and has favorable climatic conditions for fish farming. Potential national demand for fish is estimated at 60.000 tons per year, and total production is about 20.000 tons. In the waters of Zimbabwe there are about 144 fish species including 114 endemic and 30 exotic species. Freshwater sardine (Taganyika sardine (Limnothrissa miodon)) and Nile tilapia are the two predominant commercial species. Commercial aquaculture in the country is based on production of two species: Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss). The Republic of Zimbabwe has a progressive fisheries development policy with goals based on knowledge of management approach, pro-poor economic growth and food security. There are described the environmental protection measures and legislative documents of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe differs from most South African countries in that its environmental legislation is comprehensive and covers all the most important areas. The country has about 20 laws and about 40 legislative bills. In order to reduce the load on Lake Kariba and other water bodies of the country, the legislature regulates developing aquaculture and fish farming to increase the natural populations of aquatic organisms.

Mapping Aquaculture Ponds for the Coastal Zone of Asia with Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Time Series

Asia dominates the world’s aquaculture sector, generating almost 90 percent of its total annual global production. Fish, shrimp, and mollusks are mainly farmed in land-based pond aquaculture systems and serve as a primary protein source for millions of people. The total production and area occupied for pond aquaculture has expanded rapidly in coastal regions in Asia since the early 1990s. The growth of aquaculture was mainly boosted by an increasing demand for fish and seafood from a growing world population. The aquaculture sector generates income and employment, contributes to food security, and has become a billion-dollar industry with high socio-economic value, but has also led to severe environmental degradation. In this regard, geospatial information on aquaculture can support the management of this growing food sector for the sustainable development of coastal ecosystems, resources, and human health. With free and open access to the rapidly growing volume of data from the Copernicus Sentinel missions as well as machine learning algorithms and cloud computing services, we extracted coastal aquaculture at a continental scale. We present a multi-sensor approach that utilizes Earth observation time series data for the mapping of pond aquaculture within the entire Asian coastal zone, defined as the onshore area up to 200 km from the coastline. In this research, we developed an object-based framework to detect and extract aquaculture at a single-pond level based on temporal features derived from high-spatial-resolution SAR and optical satellite data acquired from the Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellites. In a second step, we performed spatial and statistical data analyses of the Earth-observation-derived aquaculture dataset to investigate spatial distribution and identify production hotspots at various administrative units at regional, national, and sub-national scale.

Fish provision in a changing environment: The buffering effect of regional trade networks.

Local and regional trade networks in small-scale fisheries are important for food security and livelihoods across the world. Such networks consist of both economic flows and social relationships, which connect different production regions to different types of fish demand. The structure of such trade networks, and the actions that take place within them (e.g., people fishing, buying, selling), can influence the capacity of small-scale fisheries to provide sufficient fish in a changing social and ecological context. In this study, we aim to understand the importance of networks between different types of traders that access spatially-distinct fish stocks for the availability and variability of fish provision. We deployed a mixed-methods approach, combining agent-based modelling, network analysis and qualitative data from a small-scale fishery in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The empirical data allowed us to investigate the trade processes that occur within trade networks; and the generation of distinct, empirically-informed network structures. Formalized in an agent-based model, these network structures enable analysis of how different trade networks affect the dynamics of fish provision and the exploitation level of fish stocks. Model results reveal how trade strategies based on social relationships and species diversification can lead to spillover effects between fish species and fishing regions. We found that the proportion of different trader types and their spatial connectivity have the potential to increase fish provision. However, they can also increase overexploitation depending on the specific connectivity patterns and trader types. Moreover, increasing connectivity generally leads to positive outcomes for some individual traders, but this does not necessarily imply better outcomes at the system level. Overall, our model provides an empirically-grounded, stylized representation of a fisheries trading system, and reveals important trade-offs that should be considered when evaluating the potential effect of future changes in regional trade networks.

Analysis of Optimal Harvest and Management of Capture Fishery of Lake Ziway, Central Ethiopia

Even if there is fluctuation in fish species diversity and relative abundance of the species, Lake Ziway provides numerous environmental and/or ecosystem services. Despite to its importance, the Lake faces numerous threats because of its public good characteristics. Following the exponentially increased demand for fishes and the resource being public good, magnificent number of individuals are participated in capture fisheries in order to secure their livelihood. Free access to the fisheries, illegal fishing gears and environmental degradation are among the main reasons of decline in fish species and degradation of the Lake. From the current stock assessment survey, the study showed decline in biomass of fish over time. These negative trends in the Lake Ziway fisheries and poor water quality led to loss of livelihoods of many households who are directly or indirectly dependent on the Lake. Therefore, management of Lake Ziway fishery becomes very essential to manage the resource efficiently in a way that maximize fishers present and future benefits otherwise, the fish resource will disappear in the near future. Concerning management practices, most of the fishery regulations in this Lake put emphasis on the restriction of fishing gear, but the application of this instrument with its restrictions is almost zero. Moreover, Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) foster greater transparency and accountability for the management and enhancement of fishery resources by quota owners. In this regard, since it generates a sense of ownership and its versatility in providing a stable and productive market, ITQs are more effective than gear restrictions and in fact, it has major social benefits by controlling overharvesting. Due to this, to ensure the nutritional and food security of the country currently and in the near future, there is a need to enforce fishing gear restriction and set ITQs. Furthermore, there must be strong effort on studying the current stock of fish, and numbers of legal and illegal fishers to set Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) and Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for sustainable fishery management of Lake Ziway. Keywords: Ziway, capture fisheries, Individual Transferable Quotas, Total Allowable Catch, sustainable fishery management DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-23-02 Publication date: December 31 st 2021

The implications of digital visual media for human–nature relationships

The implications of digital visual media for human–nature relationships

The impact of the COVID-19 on China's fisheries sector and its countermeasures

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected China's economic development, international exchanges and other aspects to varying degrees, among which the impact on China's fishery development should not be underestimated. The fishery is a traditional and vast industry in China. The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has also exposed potential problems in China's fishery development, such as the lack of specialised aquatic product quality and safety supervision and testing institutions. New problems have also arisen, such as the decline in the market demand for fish and aquatic products, affecting fishers' income, livelihood and so on. These deficiencies require China to establish a matching legal system to correspondingly solve the current legal and political problems. This paper will systematically discuss the impact of the COVID-19 on China's fisheries sector from the perspectives of ‘fishers’ and ‘aquatic products’ after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and analyse how to deal with various problems by referring to relevant experience in light of China's national conditions and characteristics.