Agribusiness
Impacts of COVID-19 Restaurant Closures on South Carolina’s Shellfish Industry
Publication Date
Summer 6-17-2020
Publication Number
LGP 1070
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restaurant closures had a significant impact on the shellfish industry in South Carolina. Data such as shellfish consumption trends, the amount of shellfish consumed in restaurants, and harvest seasons tell part of the story. Anecdotal evidence from producers themselves also suggest the extent of the impact. While there are funds available to mitigate some of this damage through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, it is not going to be enough.
Publication Type
Brief
Publisher
Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension
Publisher City
Clemson, SC
Target Audiences
Aquaculture producers, shellfish harvesters, shellfish producers, restaurants, department of agriculture
Recommended Citation
Richards S. Impacts of COVID-19 Restaurant Closures on South Carolina’s Shellfish Industry. Clemson (SC): Clemson Cooperative Extension, Land-Grant Press by Clemson Extension; 2020. LGP 1070. http://lgpress.clemson.edu/publication/impacts-of-covid-19-restaurant-closures-on-south-carolinas-shellfish-industry/.
