Wal-Mart, Fredericton

In Fredericton, Greenpeace was joined by local activists who demonstrated—with a bluefin tuna costume and a banner reading “Save Seafood, Do Better,” based on the Wal-Mart slogan “Save Money, Live Better”— in front of Wal-Mart at the Regent Mall to raise consumer awareness about the chain’s seafood practices and policies.

Don’t buy, don’t sell Redlist fish.

Activists handed out information to customers, pointing out the questionable seafood products Wal-Mart sells, such as yellowfin tuna and farmed Atlantic salmon.

Film screenings on the Maritimes tour

Greenpeace, the Conservation Council of New Brunswick (CCNB) and the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island (ECO-PEI) screened “The End of the Line,” an eye-opening new film that shows the impact of overfishing on our world’s oceans and coastal peoples. Screenings were held during the week surrounding World Oceans Day (June 8) in Fredericton, in Saint John and in Charlottetown, PEI.

New Brunswick screenings were followed by a discussion with Greenpeace oceans campaigner, Sarah King, a Fredericton native, and the Fundy Baykeeper, David Thompson, of CCNB. In Charlottetown, the health of local fisheries and salmon farming were discussed after the screening.

Working together to protect our oceans

Greenpeace, the CCNB and ECO-PEI share many of the same concerns about the impact of harmful fishing and farming practices.

One Redlist species in particular, farmed Atlantic salmon, is of ongoing concern for the CCNB in the Bay of Fundy region. Both the CCNB and Greenpeace are working to push the industry to clean up its act and transition to sustainable methods of culture.

Sobeys, Charlottetown

In Charlottetown, Greenpeace and local activists distributed information about the seafood being sold at a Sobeys. They also delivered a copy of Out of Stock, Out of Excuses—the Greenpeace ranking report on supermarket chains—to the store manager.

As a Maritime company, Sobeys has a critical role to play in preserving fish for future generations, especially species found off the Atlantic coast.

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Get involved

The campaign to confront supermarkets in 19 cities in five provinces supports the release of a new Greenpeace report: Out of stock, out of excuses

All Canada’s supermarket chains fail to ensure that the seafood they sell is caught or farmed sustainably.

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Information on contact supermarkets:provide seafood customers with information on contact supermarket chains and asking them to help protect seafood and the world’s oceans.

For more information about CCNB’s campaign on aquaculture and its work through the Fundy Bay Keeper, visit: CCNB’s campaign