UK supermarket suspends mackerel sales in 'stand against overfishing'

Waitrose said its initiative was aimed at safeguarding "the long-term health and sustainability of our oceans", criticising government quotas as still too high. Sourcing of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel "would be suspended by April 29, with tinned mackerel following once current stock was sold", the chain said in a statement, adding that it was the first UK supermarket to take such a step. Waitrose said British government fishing quotas were higher than recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).