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Common name - Sprat
Scientific name - Sprattus sprattus
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Summary
Sprat is used for both human consumption and for industrial or reduction purposes i.e. the production of fish meal. Sprat are a highly resilient species and small artisanal inshore fisheries for human consumption are unlikely to impact significantly on wider stocks. However, sprat are under pressure from industrial fisheries, with high removals, current uncertainty in status and unclear management in some areas. Without proper stock assessment and management fisheries will likely be much less sustainable. Mature sprat is a more sustainable alternative to whitebait, which is often a mixture of juvenile fish such as herring, sprat and sandeel.
Alternatives
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