How many restaurants or pubs have you been to where whitebait is a staple of the starter menu? They're ubiquitous and Hay and I have enjoyed them many times in the past without a thought.
I used to think they were a specific fish species, but no - whitebait is a generic term for immature fish of many different species, such as mackerel, herring, sea bass, sardines, etc. and, most importantly, because they're immature and haven't been able to reproduce, they're not sustainable. At least that's the opinion of the Marine Conservation Society.
Hay and I have decided we will not longer eat whitebait. Given all the furore over the EU and fishing, I'm surprised this hasn't been part of a national campaign, but Brexit and fishing are uneasy bedfellows when the light of truth is shone on the UK's past record of over-fishing.
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