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The mackerel is a pelagic fish (inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea) that can be found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They prefer temperate and tropical waters. There are around 30 different known species of these fish. In the 80s, mackerel were severely overfished. This led to […]

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