These gloomy prospects didn’t tally with what they were seeing on the ground – or, rather, in the sea. Sure, some of the world’s fish stocks were doing poorly. But others were not close to collapse. In fact, the sustainability of some was improving. If anything, it looked like there would be more fish in 2048, not less. Shortly after Worm’s study appeared, Science published several scientific rebuttals from other fisheries experts.
