Pandemic bares extreme vulnerability of Asian fisherfolk | #RuralVoicesMatter
Kumara and Hicap criticized how existing fisheries policies have contributed to the poverty and hunger of small-scale fisherfolk since the onset of the pandemic and how these have failed to protect oceans and coasts. They said governments are taking advantage of the crisis to advance neoliberal policies in the fishing sector. The “blue economy” framework, in particular, threatens to displace the communities and livelihood of small-scale fishers.