Rationalization of Fisheries Business Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic: Case Study: Sungai Batang Village,Province of South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

Like other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic is also widespread and rapidly reaching Indonesia, requires the government to immediately take policy steps to control its spread. The implementation of the Large-Scale Social Restriction rules resulted in limited space for movement and community activities in the public zone [1]. The Covid-19 outbreak not only created a health emergency but also have the impact on the global economic sector, including marine and fisheries sector. The impact is felt, among others, the price of fish dropped dramatically by 50% due to reduced market demand due to lack of buyers. Fish distribution has also experienced obstacles due to this policy. During the Covid-19 pandemic,many ecotourism locations were also temporally closed, and the sales of processed fishery products decreased significantly [2].