Fish on a Friday has long been a family tradition in this country and mackerel has often been the main course. But anyone shopping for the oily variety this year will struggle to get a nice fresh batch as migrating shoals have completely by-passed Ireland. Most fish eaters blame the scarcity on reduced quotas or depleting stocks. But ironically, we can reveal there are more mackerel than ever in our seas and that our fishing quotas have actually increased. The problem is that the mackerel we usually catch from Easter and through the summer didn’t show up this year…
Irish Mirror, 02/10/14. Read the full article ‘Holy mackerel where’s all our fish gone?‘.
