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Mackerel Overfishing Crisis: Quota Failures Threaten Species

2/28/2026

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) reports that mackerel has been overfished in recent years.
ICES attributes the overfishing to insufficient international quota agreements.
As a result, the breeding rate of mackerel is not high enough to replenish the amount that is caught.

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Story summary

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) reports that mackerel has been overfished in recent years.
ICES attributes the overfishing to insufficient international quota agreements.
As a result, the breeding rate of mackerel is not high enough to replenish the amount that is caught.