Talk:European pilchard

A fact from European pilchard appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 October 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that overfishing of European pilchard (pictured) and anchovy in the Adriatic Sea can cause dramatic changes in the ecosystem? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2018/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/European pilchard.

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The FAO reference as to their opinion of the Moroccan waters being overfished for sardines is moot. There are a discredited politicized bureaucracy. With regards to this issue, Friends of the Sea understand the situation far better. 168.235.223.10 (talk) 09:38, 12 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]