Waitrose suspends sale of mackerel because of overfishing

2026-02-26 - 13:23

Supermarket chain 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 due to overfishing and will start pointing customers toward herring and other species. The Marine Conservation Society warned last year that stocks were at breaking point due to overfishing, downgrading mackerel from a three to a four on its five-point Good Fish Guide sustainability scale. Continue reading...