Season Brand Bone-In Sardines in EVOO, 4.375 oz., 6 pk.

Shortages of your favorite sardines has nothing to do with Sam's Club stocking issue. There is a reason prices have soared and there is a scarcity for this healthy option. The shortage is the result of a sudden spike in popularity due to social media influencers and the colliding of severe environmental problems out at sea. For many on a fixed income , canned sardines were seen as a cheap, healthy pantry item. Recently as social media trends and a growing interest in high-protein, healthy foods turned canned sardines into a viral food craze. Now everyone wants them! Global warming is also causing warming waters and have disrupted the tiny plankton that sardines feed on, forcing fish populations to move into deeper, cooler waters or starve. Bad weather and high fuel costs have made fishing trips even harder to pull off, leaving processing plants without enough fish to package. At the same time, wildlife officials in the US (I hope this still the case) and other countries have stepped in to enforce strict fishing limits to protect wild stocks from being wiped out entirely. While these rules are critical for saving marine ecosystems in the long run, they mean suppliers cannot simply catch more fish to meet customer demand. Wild sardines rely heavily on stable ocean environments to rebuild their numbers hopefully everyone will do their part to protect our ocean environment.