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  • Darn, originally from northern Europe, I have always enjoyed sardines. I was wondering why they are suddenly harder to get.

    I can't believe a weight-loss fad is going to take "my" sardines from the shelves.

    Also, why only sardines? Any fatty fish will serve the same purpose. I guess a fad is a fad.

    by linuxhansl
  • Canned sardines have been a staple of my diet since I was in the womb. I can’t wait for this trend to die off, it has been so difficult to find them lately. I mean I understand all of the reasons for it, and I can at least appreciate that sardines are the most sustainable form of fishery we have, but goddamn it is super frustrating.
    by darksaints
  • Destroying ecosystems beyond a tipping point. And the politicians just care about being re-elected. Focusing on short term gain.

    ” The decision taken by the Council of Ministers earlier this week on the 2024 fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea is in many ways unique. It shows a remarkable historical short-sightedness, ignorance of the fish and fishing in the inland sea, inability to understand the scientific advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and - perhaps most of all: the ministers are bending the laws that regulate fishing, ecosystems and the marine environment to the limit.”

    https://balticwaters.org/en/baltic-sea-brief-60-the-final-he...

    by bjelkeman-again
  • What a sad world we live in :( Social medias have such a significant impact all over the planet, from overcrowded tourist spots dedicated to taking instagram pictures, to canned sardines diets. Why do people fall for this kind of thing ? I still can't understand it. Is it all just an ego war ? That worries me
    by thomasben
  • Where can't you find them?

    All of my local supermarkets in the US have a million cans of sardines from a dozen different brands each, ranging from like $1.50/can for e.g. Goya in soybean oil[0] to like $7/can for very fancy ones, with the average around $4.50/can for ones in olive oil. They're not gone, just more expensive than last year for nice ones.

    [0] - sardines come packed in your choice of water, soybean oil, olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, tomato sauce, or louisiana-style hot sauce with additional selection choices of containing herbs or hot peppers or olives, and olive oil ones always cost more than water or soybean oil ones for obvious reasons

    by BugsJustFindMe
  • Recent episode of the Odd Lots podcast, "How a Sardine Gets From the Ocean to a Can":

    > Just a decade ago, tinned fish was hardly a premium product. Most Americans likely associated cans of tuna with thrift. But that has changed a lot in recent years. The category took off during Covid and now shoppers are shelling out for high end brands like Fishwife. Today's guest Becca Millstein started the company in 2020, positioning it as a distinct, artisanal product, more akin to one might find in European grocery stores. In addition to the sheer challenges of scaling, the nature of the business itself has changed, influenced by climate change and geopolitics (shortages have led Morocco to suspend frozen sardine exports for instance). We discuss the tinned fish supply chain and how a new brand positions itself in today's media market.

    * https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-a-sardine-gets-fro...

    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqP18fQi_CM

    * https://omny.fm/shows/odd-lots/how-a-sardine-gets-from-the-o...

    by throw0101a
  • The oceans are depleted. And some countries with shadow fleets are to blame more than the others. But somehow it’s not even a small priority for most countries. Whales are dying because they are malnourished and that is an indicator that there’s barely anything left. The idea that international waters are available for anyone and everyone to exploit is just wild.
    by darth_avocado
  • The numbers in question are quite wild[0]

    > The NOAA assessment estimated the Pacific sardine biomass will be at 27,547 metric tons by the summer – significantly less than the 150,000 metric tons needed to reopen the fishery to commercial fishing. Any fishery at less than 50,000 metric tons is considered to be overfished. The assessment estimates the sardine biomass was around 1.8 million metric tons in 2006.

    Haha, damn. Fishermen must have visibly noticed such a decline. 1,800,000 metric tons to 27,000 metric tons. Two orders of magnitude. Wow.

    0: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainabilit...

    by arjie

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