• 2 boxes Wild Sockeye Salmon (1 Original, 1 Lemon Pepper)
• 1 box (2 packs) Black Pepper Wild Pink Salmon
• 4 cans Mackerel (1 each Roasted Garlic, Spanish Paprika, Lemon Caper, Smoked)
• 3 cans Mussels (1 each Spicy, Smoked, Lemon Herb)
• 3 cans Spanish White Anchovies (Spicy, Lemon Olive and Roasted Garlic)
• MiiR Anchovy Fish Tumbler

Please view each food’s product page for specific nutrition and ingredient information.

Sourcing:

Please view each food’s product page for specific nutrition and sourcing information.

Packaging:

• Shipping boxes are made from recycled cardboard and are recyclable.
• Salmon boxes are made with Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified paper and are recyclable.
• Seafood cans are 100% aluminum, BPA-free and recyclable (if clean and dry).

What happened? In March 2023, Seafood Watch®, a ratings system from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium, gave a red (“avoid”) assessment of the Atlantic Mackerel fishery in the Bay of Biscay, off the coast of northern Spain. This is where we source our Atlantic Mackerel.   

Why the red rating?

Atlantic mackerel in the Bay of Biscay belong to a much larger population of mackerel that migrate across the entire Northeast Atlantic, from the coast of Portugal to Icelandic and Scandinavian waters. There’s no international agreement on harvest rates, and the overall population of Atlantic mackerel is being overfished as a result. 

Our response to the rating

The Atlantic mackerel population in Bay of Biscay itself can sustain responsible harvest, according to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), the world’s oldest intergovernmental science association. Likewise, The Good Fish Foundation, based in the Netherlands, gives this place-based fishery a green rating. 

The trouble happens further north: 90% of the annual Atlantic mackerel harvest comes from northern European waters, from mid-water trawlers and purse seiners, again according to ICES data. These industrial boats overharvest fish, haul in bycatch and damage the ocean ecosystem.

Our fishing partners in the Bay of Biscay use small, family-owned boats and fish with hook-and-line, a highly selective method that avoids bycatch. We’ll keep monitoring the health of the fishery, working with our partners in academia. As long as harvests don’t exceed the limits for a healthy, resilient fishery, we’ll source our Atlantic mackerel from the fishing families of northern Spain.