Odd Lots · Friday, August 7, 2026
Morocco, a major global supplier of sardines, has banned their export, citing concerns over overfishing and a lack of sufficient plankton to feed the fish. This export ban is causing significant shifts in the global sardine market, with some retailers experiencing a surge in demand for alternative, premium sardine products.
“The big news right now is the Morocco, which apparently exports something like fifty percent of the world's sardines supply, has imposed a ban on sardine exports because of again sighting reports overfishing.”
“Apparently there's not enough plankton either to feed the little sardines, which is sad because it means that penguins also don't Penguins not in Morocco, yeah, but penguins elsewhere in the world also don't have enough to eat.”
“It has, but not in the ways you would necessarily suspect because we have never sourced from the Moroccan sardine fishery.”