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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Josie Clarke

Some hake and coley stocks suffering from population decline, consumers warned

Cod and haddock in the hold from a pair-trawled catch from between Norway and the Shetland Islands in the North Sea (Maurice McDonald/PA) - (PA Archive)

Some European hake – long recommended as a swap for cod – is now suffering from declining stocks and increased fishing pressure, a report has warned.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has downgraded its rating for hake caught in the North Sea, Celtic Seas or Bay of Biscay from green to amber.

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