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Mackerel
Scomber scombrus |
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ADVICE
Most of the mackerel fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic have been certified as environmentally responsible by the Marine Stewardship Council. However there are issues related to quota allocation. To ensure that mackerel you buy is from a sustainable fishery look for caught in the Southwest handline fishery or the drift net fishery in the Eastern English Channel. These traditional methods are highly selective and catch low volumes of fish compared to the larger pelagic trawlers and purse seiners
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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 1 or 2 and which MCS believes are fished within sustainable levels using methods which do not cause unacceptable damage to the environment or non-target species. The list is in alphabetical order not in order of sustainability. (download the MCS Pocket Good Fish Guide (Adobe PDF)) |
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Alaska or walleye pollock (MSC certified) |
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Bib or pouting |
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Black bream or porgy or seabream (from Cornwall and NW and N Wales) |
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Clam, American hardshell (from hand-gathered farmed sources only) |
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Clam, carpet shell (hand-gathered only) |
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Cockle (Hand gathered, MSC certified from Bury Inlet, SW Wales) |
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Cod, Atlantic (MSC certified) |
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Cod, Pacific (MSC certified) |
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Coley or saithe (from NE Arctic and combined N Sea stock) |
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Dab |
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Dover sole (MSC certified from Eastern Channel) |
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Dublin bay prawn (Loch Torridon only MSC) |
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Flounder (from Cornwall and NW and N Wales) |
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Gurnard (grey and red) |
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Haddock (from the Northeast Arctic) |
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Herring (MSC certified from the North Sea, Eastern English Channel and Norwegian stocks, and from fisheries in the Celtic Sea |
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Lemon sole (otter trawl or seine net caught) |
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Lobster, Mexican Baja California red rock (MSC certified) |
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Lobster, Western Australian rock (MSC certified) |
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