Common sole
Solea solea
COMMON NAMES
- Common sole
- Dover sole
- Black sole
SEAFOOD RATING
Seafood Watch Profile(s)FISHERIES STATUS
Fishsource Profile(s)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 five European countries, along with a study that reported results across the European Union. The most studies have occurred in Italy, while Germany has the greatest number of samples.
MISLABELING
The global mislabeling rate for Common sole is somewhere between 10% and 31%, with the most likely value being 20%.
The 2017 global production was 30 thousands tonnes.
Common sole
Most likely mislabeling rate is 20%.
SUBSTITUTES
Map showing substitutes color-coded by country. An * indicates a seafood product that encompasses more than one species.
Twelve substitutes for Common sole have been identified in six countries.
