https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180712100557.htm

The team's findings indicate that in today's hyper-connected world, a growing number of nations are acting as "middlemen" in the supply chain. This makes it increasingly difficult to trace where seafood goes and difficult to anticipate changes in market demand.

"Our research shows that the Asian market for lobster, China in particular, appears to be considerably larger than we previously thought," says Stoll.