Endangered shark sold as flake in South Australia fish and chip shops, study finds

Shortfin mako shark was one of the threatened and imported species served up as flake in South Australia. Photograph: By Wildestanimal/Getty Images

Fish and chip shop customers in South Australia are eating threatened and imported shark species labelled as “flake” with less than a third of servings meeting seafood labelling standards, according to an investigation by the University of Adelaide.

The Australian Fish Names Standard says only two types of shark – gummy shark and New Zealand rig – should be sold as flake in Australia.