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Shark, mako
Isurus oxyrinchus |
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REASON TO AVOID
The low reproductive capacity of the shortfin mako makes it very susceptible to depletion by fishing. In the Atlantic the shortfin mako shark stock has declined and is possibly depleted in the North Atlantic. Shortfin mako shark is assessed as Vulnerable globally but is classified as Critically Endangered in the Mediterranean Sea and Near Threatened in the North-east Pacific by the IUCN - the World Conservation Union. Avoid eating this and other shark species.
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ADVICE / ALTERNATIVES
No similar fish can be recommended but look at our Fish to Eat list and try something else.
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The following is a list of fish available to the UK and European consumer which have been given a rating of 5 and which MCS believes are most vulnerable to over-fishing and/or are fished using methods which cause damage to the environment or non-target species. The list is in alphabetical order not order of threat or impact. Select a species to find out more. Click here to download the 2008-2009 version of the MCS Pocket Good Fish Guide (Adobe PDF). A new version of this guide will be available soon. |
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Anchovy (from Bay of Biscay) |
| 2. |
Brill (from all areas except Baltic Sea) |
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Chilean seabass or Patagonian toothfish (from all areas except the South Georgia fishery) |
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Cod, Atlantic (Avoid wildcaught from all areas except Northeast Arctic and Iceland) |
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Dogfish or spurdog or rock salmon or flake |
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Dublin Bay Prawn or langoustine or scampi (from Spain and Portugal) |
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Eel, conger |
| 8. |
Eel, European |
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Haddock (from the Faroes and West of Scotland fisheries) |
| 10. |
Hake, European (Southern stock) |
| 11. |
Halibut, Atlantic (Wild Caught) |
| 12. |
Halibut, Greenland (from Northwest Atlantic and Greenland, Iceland, West of Scotland and Azores) |
| 13. |
Herring or sild (from West of Scotland, West Ireland, and Great Sole fisheries) |
| 14. |
Ling (except handline caught from the Faroes) |
| 15. |
Lobster, American (from Southern New England stocks) |
| 16. |
Marlin, black |
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Marlin, blue (from Atlantic longline and purse seine fisheries) |
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Marlin, Indo-Pacific blue |
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Marlin, white |
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Nursehound (from Bay of Biscay and Iberian stocks) |
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Orange roughy |
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Plaice (from the Western Channel, Celtic Sea, Southwest Ireland and West of Ireland and Baltic Sea) |
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Prawn, tiger and King(except organically farmed, or GAA/GlobalGap certified) |
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Ray, blonde |
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Ray, sandy |
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Ray, shagreen |
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Ray, smalleyed (from Bay of Biscay and Iberian stocks) |
| 28. |
Ray, thornback or roker (from Bay of Biscay and Iberian stocks) |
| 29. |
Ray, undulate |
| 30. |
Salmon, Atlantic (Wild Caught) |
| 31. |
Seabass (Pelagic Trawl only) |
| 32. |
Shark, mako |
| 33. |
Shark, porbeagle |
| 34. |
Shark, tope |
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Skate, common |
| 36. |
Skate, longnose |
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Skate, Norwegain or black |
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Skate, white |
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Sole, Dover or common (from Irish Sea) |
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Starry smoothhound (from Bay of Biscay and Iberian stocks) |
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Sturgeon, caviar (Wild Caught) |
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Swordfish (Longline and Gillnet fisheries in Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, and Central and Western Pacific) |
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Tuna, albacore (Longline and Trawl caught from the North and South Atlantic and the Mediterranean) |
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Tuna, bigeye |
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Tuna, northern bluefin |
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Tuna, Pacific bluefin |
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Tuna, southern bluefin |
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Turbot (Wild caught) |
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