News Oceans

The world’s fisheries are incredibly intertwined, thanks to baby fish

A new study underlines the need for global cooperation in managing stocks, researchers say

fishing boats

COASTAL CONNECTIONS  Thanks to eggs and larvae surfing ocean currents around the world, many fisheries depend on other nations’ spawning grounds to supply their fish stock, a study shows. 

Rudmer Zwerver/Shutterstock

By Maria Temming

- More than 2 years ago

Marine fisheries are typically managed by individual nations.