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Greenpeace released the 8th edition of its annual report, Carting Away the Oceans, which evaluates 26 major retailers on their seafood sourcing and sustainability. Whole foods and Safeway topped the ranking guide. Four supermarkets — Roundy’s, Bi-Lo, Save Mart and Publix — failed altogether. Kroger, the fifth biggest food retailer in the world, is exposed for selling the most Red List species of any U.S. grocery chain, for the third consecutive year. Download the full report here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cConsumers want to be able to walk into their local grocery store and know that all the options are sustainable,\u201d said James Mitchell, Greenpeace Senior Oceans Campaigner. \u201cThat\u2019s why Greenpeace is pushing companies like Bi-Lo, Save Mart and Roundy\u2019s to drastically improve their sourcing, so that making the right decision is easy for their customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hy-Vee was evaluated for the first time and immediately entered the top five best performing retailers for sustainable seafood sourcing.<\/p>\n

Four of the top five supermarkets have, or will shortly launch private label (store brand) sustainable canned tuna products. Consumers will now be able to find sustainable and affordable alternatives to destructively-caught tuna at Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe\u2019s, Hy-Vee, and Walmart. The report gives further credit to Whole Foods and Trader Joe\u2019s for not stocking Bumblebee, Chicken of the Sea or StarKist\u2019s tuna, which are caught using destructive fishing methods.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Greenpeace started ranking America\u2019s retailers on seafood sustainability in 2008, every company failed. We\u2019ve seen huge improvements since then, yet grocery giants like Kroger are still stocking too many threatened Red List species, which are often caught using highly destructive fishing methods.\u201d said Mitchell.<\/p>\n

Despite progress made by the retail sector overall, overfishing, destructive fishing, and illegal fishing are still major problems for ocean conservation and the economies of developing countries. \u00a0Populations of the ocean\u2019s top predators like sharks, tuna, and swordfish have dropped by as much as 90% over the past half-century. \u00a0Bycatch \u2013 where species like sharks and turtles are caught unintentionally in the process of fishing, then thrown back into the sea dead or dying \u2013 threatens marine ecosystems as well as global food security.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Download the full report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Check out the other Carting Away the Oceans reports here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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