LAST week, a major UK supermarket ended the sale of mackerel in all of its stores. It is the first UK retailer to stop the sale of the fish due to concerns surrounding overfishing. Please provide a ...

Fishing industry leaders have welcomed a €32 million mackerel agreement secured at the EU Agrifish Council in Brussels that will see Ireland's mackerel quota reduced by 48%, rather than 70% in 2026.

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – The EU upped the amount of mackerel that can be fished out of the North Atlantic Monday, sidestepping environmental concerns to match quotas set by Britain, Norway and other ...

In a corner of the breakwater in Cockenzie last summer there sat a smelly black bag. Closer inspection uncovered dead mackerel, discarded by an angler. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

Every year at the beginning of the English summer, they arrive in vast numbers. Young, horny and stupid, drawn inexorably by uncontrollable sexual drives to mass along the coast. No. Not teenagers.

The major retailers have committed to reviewing their policies on mackerel sourcing following Waitrose’s decision to stop sourcing. Whilst praised by environmental groups, Waitrose was condemned by ...

Supermarket chain says it will point customers to herring and other species to protect threatened Atlantic stocks Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to suspend the sale of mackerel because ...

Waitrose is to suspend sales of mackerel products due to concerns about overfishing. The supermarket said it would stop sourcing fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April, as well as tinned ...

Waitrose said its initiative was aimed at safeguarding "the long-term health and sustainability of our oceans", criticising government quotas as still too high. Sourcing of fresh, chilled and frozen ...

A MAJOR retailer has announced it will stop selling mackerel at its stores over sustainability concerns. It will become the first UK supermarket to introduce the suspended sales and will point ...

Mackerel prices have increased by an average of 25.1% over the past year thanks to tightening supply and higher demand. This annual price hike has been driven by a slew of price increases by the major ...