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Report | June 24, 2025
Hooked on hake: Exposing the black market threatening Mediterranean marine life
In May 2025, Oceana, with the support of the NGO Sea Shepherd, conducted undercover visits to ports, fish markets, and restaurants along the Western Mediterranean coasts of Italy and Spain to investigate the sale and consumption of undersized hake. The results of this investigation are presented here, in collaboration with consumer organisations OCU (in Spain) and Altroconsumo (in Italy); the latter has conducted a statistical survey in Italy on consumers’ hake consumption and awareness on MCRS. This report presents the findings of both the investigation and the statistical survey, which emphasise the need for urgent action by national administrations and the European Commission.
