Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is

September 11, 2026 · 3:59 pm 1 sources

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• Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
  The Guardian · September 11, 2026 15:59
  Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which? If you’ve recently opened a tin of mackerel and thought there was something fishy going on, you may have been right. An overfishing crisis means that instead of traditional…