The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

Federal officials say the number of fish on the government’s overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated analysis of American fisheries late last week via its annual “Status of the Stocks” report, which provides an assessment of the populations of the species fishermen catch and customers buy. NOAA says the U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list. They include the Gulf of Maine stock of Atlantic mackerel and the Gulf of Mexico stock of cubera snapper.