Document of bibliographic reference 369099
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- Context-dependent changes in maritime traffic activity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Abstract
- Rapid implementation of human mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically reduced maritime activity in early 2020. But where and when activity rebounded, or remained low, during the full extent of 2020 restrictions remains unclear. Using global high-resolution datasets, we reveal a surprising degree of complexity in maritime activity patterns during 2020, yielding a more nuanced picture of how restrictions affected activity. Overall, shipping activity in Exclusive Economic Zones decreased (1.35 %), as expected, however high-seas activity increased (0.28 %). While these annual changes appear modest, there were striking spatially and temporally asynchronous variations in different vessel types’ activity in the second half of 2020, ranging from an > 80 % sustained reduction in passenger vessel activity to a 150 % increase in fishing activity. Results suggest systems-level responses were highly context-dependent, pinpointing areas that experienced significant reductions and spikes in activity, and providing hitherto missing details of COVID-19 impacts on economic and environmental sustainability.
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- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001129575300001
- Bibliographic citation
- Loveridge, A.; Elvidge, C.D.; Kroodsma, D.A.; White, T.D.; Evans, K.; Kato, A.; Ropert-Coudert, Y.; Sommerfeld, J.; Takahashi, A.; Patchett, R.; Robira, B.; Rutz, C.; Sims, D.W. (2024). Context-dependent changes in maritime traffic activity during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global Environ. Change 84: 102773. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102773
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- Marine
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- open access
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- Alexandra Loveridge
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- Christopher Elvidge
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- David Kroodsma
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- Timothy White
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- Karen Evans
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- Akiko Kato
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- Yan Ropert-Coudert
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- Julia Sommerfeld
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- Akinori Takahashi
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- Robert Patchett
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- Benjamin Robira
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- Christian Rutz
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- David Sims