Determining the impact of Covid-19 on seafood supply chain

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the supply chain in aquatic products, which is among the sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, on aquatic product sellers, consumers and producers. In the study, face-to-face interview method was used as a data collection tool and a survey was conducted that was prepared according to the purpose. A survey was conducted with 25 aquaculture sellers (retailers), 400 aquaculture consumers and 30 producers in Isparta province. Statistical analyzes were performed using the SPSS package program, taking into account the 0,05 significance level. According to the results obtained from the collected data, the most important propositions are "Payments in the business were negatively affected during the Covid-19 period." Those who participated in the seafood seller survey stated they strongly agreed with the proposition, with a maximum rate of 52%. In addition, seafood consumers who participated in the survey stated, "There was an increase in my consumption of frozen seafood during the Covid-19 period." The majority of respondents stated that had no idea about the proposition, with a rate of 56%. In addition, in the aquaculture grower survey, "There was an excess stock due to disruptions in the distribution of products produced during the Covid-19 period." They stated that agreed with the proposition at most, with a rate of 86.7%. Seafood sellers who participated in the survey stated that 76% of the supply process from producer to consumer was negatively affected during the Covid-19 period, and 24% was not affected. In this case, the seafood sellers who participated in the survey revealed that the supply chain was negatively affected during the Covid-19 period. These results; It has been revealed that the Covid-19 period has a negative impact on all segments of the aquaculture industry.