Global trade network patterns are coupled to fisheries sustainability.

ABSTRACT: The rapid development of seafood trade networks alongside the decline in biomass of many marine populations raises important questions about the role of global trade in fisheries sustainability. Mounting empirical and theoretical evidence shows the importance of trade development on commercially exploited species. However, there is limited understanding of how the development of trade networks, such as differences in connectivity and duration, affects fisheries sustainability. In a global analysis of over 400,000 bilateral trade flows and stock status estimates for 876 exploited fish and marine invertebrates from 223 territories, we reveal patterns between seafood trade network indicators and fisheries sustainability using a dynamic panel regression analysis. We found that fragmented netwo

SUBMITTER: Elsler LG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560747 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature