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bucolic_frolic

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Sat Oct 11, 2025, 06:47 PM Saturday

Sardine shortage fuelled by climate change and overfishing hits French markets

https://www.africanews.com/2025/09/18/sardine-shortage-hits-french-markets//

The shortage, experts say, comes down to overfishing and climate change, with warming waters reducing plankton and shrinking sardine populations. Much of the supply comes from Morocco, now struggling to keep up with demand.

In France, canned sardines are getting harder to find — and prices could soon rise.

According to experts, the shortage comes down to two main causes: overfishing and climate change, as warming waters are reducing plankton, a key source of food for fish like sardines, and are therefore shrinking sardine populations.

Much of the supply comes from Morocco, which is now struggling to keep up with demand.
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Sardine shortage fuelled by climate change and overfishing hits French markets (Original Post) bucolic_frolic Saturday OP
Not to mention loaded with microplastic particles Blues Heron Saturday #1
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