Impacto de la economía ambiental del sector pesquero de puerto bolívar, cantón Machala, ante el Covid 19, período 2020-2021.

Abstract

From an economic perspective, the environment is perceived as an asset, in this sense, human beings must seek its conservation, preventing it from deteriorating, and on the contrary, seek ways to increase its value. In this sense, the problem of study is framed in what aspects of the environmental economy should be examined to know the impacts of Covid-19 in the period 2020-2021, in the fishing town of the Puerto Bolívar parish? Therefore, the general objective set was to analyze the impacts of Covid-19 in the 2020-2021 period, through an environmental economics study in the fishing sector of the Puerto Bolívar parish, in the Machala canton, which makes sustainable development alternatives viable. For this, a quantitative and qualitative approach methodology was applied, likewise the study design was descriptive and analytical, making use of field research and bibliographic systematization. The results of the investigation showed that the covid-19 pandemic generated negative economic impacts, which increased poverty and decreased the resources of the States for protection and public management. On the other hand, the period of inactivity due to the pandemic caused pollution levels to drop, allowing ecosystems to recover. Regarding the town of Puerto Bolívar, it was learned that before the pandemic, the factors that most affected the profitability of the fishing activity were: the decrease in the diversity of marine species and the conditions of the marine ecosystem. After the elimination of the sanitary restrictions due to the pandemic, a better assessment of the environmental conditions or factors of the Puerto Bolívar seabed was verified, allowing a moderate reactivation of the direct and indirect economic operations of fishing. In this sense, the actions to preserve the economy and the environment of the fishing town include the construction of an artisanal fishing port, as well as mechanisms that facilitate access to credits to improve the productive processes in observance of the care and preservation of the environment. ambient.