Blue swimming crab supply chain before and during the Covid-19 pandemic against small fishermen in Central Buton Regency, Indonesia (a case study of the Spelman Strait coastal waters)

Unprepared mitigation due to the Covid-19 pandemic caused disruption in the food supply chain. On the other hand, food needs increased along with the implementation of lockdown. It includes one of the blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus) raw material suppliers, the Spelman Strait's coastal waters which experienced supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic, compared to before the pandemic. This raises concerns that in the future, the Covid-19 pandemic will cause new unemployment. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the blue swimmer crab supply chain before and during the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of the Central Buton Regency Government in addressing these problems. The data analysis applied is a socio-ecological system approach based on the spider diagram model. Respondents were selected using the purposive sampling method. Furthermore, the research results showed that the blue swimmer crab supply chain in the Spelman Strait experienced disruption. Since the catch of fishers are not accommodated by the local collectors, exporters did not provide local collectors either. Before and during the Covid-19 pandemic, there was no intervention from the local government in the supply chain. The supply chain that currently works formed its networking independently. Therefore, both central and local governments must have concern and support for supply chain risks for coastal fisheries actors. It can be applied through the formulation and implementation of information systems and network policies.