Waitrose says it is the first UK supermarket to suspend sourcing of mackerel, which it gets from Scottish waters, with sourcing of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel suspended by April 29 and tinned mackerel following once the current stock has sold. The move comes in the wake of failures by governments to cut catches to levels recommended by scientists to ensure sustainable fishing and stop mackerel stocks collapsing. Charles Clover, Blue Marine Foundation’s co-founder, said mackerel – one of the largest remaining commercial fish stocks in the north-east Atlantic – had declined 75 per cent in the last 10 years because fishing nations including the UK had overfished it. Charles said “We hope that this action by Waitrose sends it to the top of the political agenda. We call on other retailers to follow Waitrose’s example.”
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