How to Use Spanish mackerel in a Sentence

Spanish mackerel

noun
  • Many anglers start fishing for Spanish mackerel with live shrimp on light spinning rods.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Thanks to the net ban, catching enough Spanish mackerel for dinner hasn’t been a problem for 30 years.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In all, Wyant caught a hundred and forty-five pounds of fish—Spanish mackerel, tuna, bonito, and mahi-mahi.
    — Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Unlike its stronger-tasting cousin the king mackerel, Spanish mackerel have a fine, delicate flavor.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • That’s been a huge benefit to species that feed on mullet such as snook, redfish and tarpon, as well as species such as Spanish mackerel that were commercially netted.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Salmon and Atlantic mackerel are safer choices for mercury levels compared to King mackerel and Spanish mackerel.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Because some types, such as king mackerel, are higher in mercury, opt for lower-mercury varieties such as Atlantic or Spanish mackerel when possible.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Nicole TungFrozen Spanish mackerel in cold storage at a facility owned by a Thai family of commercial fishers in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, in January 2025.
    — Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 3 May 2026

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