2018-09-112018-09-112015Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13: 435-44https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/742Rising global demand for seafood presents challenges for managing marine resources, many of which are declining or threatened. The authors describe a new and rapid pattern of contagious marine resource exploitation, which spreads via global sourcing networks to satisfy rising demand. They use sea cucumbers to illustrate the concept, given their wide geographic distribution but specific market for consumption in China.application/pdfJournal Article