Over half of UK fish stocks under threat, new data finds

net filled with fish over the ocean

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Stocks of North Sea cod, North Sea herring, North East Atlantic mackerel, Southern North Sea edible crab and North East Atlantic blue whiting were found to be either at critically low levels or fished beyond sustainable limits, according to research by marine charity Oceana UK

Ministers are being urged to implement a plan to end overfishing after a new report found that half of the UK’s top 10 caught fish are under threat

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