Department of Fishery Sciences, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
Short Communication
Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic in Fisheries and Fisherman of
Rural Area
Author(s): Sayan Mandal* and Basudev Mandal
Since, December 31 2019, pandemic COVID-19 has made the world immobilized by its health, education and economic shock. By observing different multidimensional effect of corona virus, on January 30 2020 World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a worldwide emergency. In order to reduce the spread of corona virus, the Indian government on March 24, 2020 imposed, three week continues nationwide lockdown. Instead of country wise lockdown, the spread of the virus was out of control, in that point of view government extend the period of lockdown. A study by Oxford shows that more than 1 millions of people losses their jobs. The International Monetary Fund has estimated that, economic progress of India at 1.9% in 2020-2021 (Livemint, 2020). Rate of unemployment in India’s might point to 23% (India Today, 2020) [1-3]. India is an agriculture-based country, where more than 60 .. View More»