Intensely sweet and savory, dried under the hot Sardinian sun.
This review finds that while Sardinian waters remain among the most productive in the Mediterranean due to the high productivity of the Western Mediterranean upwelling, the composition of these "mixed pickles" is shifting. There is a noted increase in thermophilic (warm-water) species and a fluctuation in the abundance of traditional commercial stocks (Mullus spp., Merluccius, etc.), likely driven by climate variability and shifting fishing pressures.
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