Blue shark
Prionace glauca
Global studies
GLOBAL EFFORT
Map showing the total number of samples tested by country, with the colors indicating the total number of studies conducted in each country.
Global samples
Mislabeling studies have been conducted in Brazil and four European countries, with Italy having the most studies and samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for blue shark is somewhere between <1% and 38%, with the most likely value being 1%.
The 2017 global production was 103 thousands tonnes.
Blue shark
Most likely mislabeling rate is 1%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Two substitutes for blue shark have been identified in Italy.
