WASHINGTON — Greenpeace yesterday released the third edition of its seafood sustainability scorecard “Carting Away the Oceans.”
Although the environmental activism group once again denied a “good” ranking to any of the supermarket chains it reviewed, a post on the organization’s website did say that Greenpeace “is seeing signs of progress in the supermarket industry.
Many leading grocery store chains have begun increasing the sustainability of their seafood operations.” Wegmans, which has cited sustainability concerns prior to discontinuing the sale of blue fin tuna, Atlantic halibut, orange roughy, all species of shark, as well as marlin, sailfish and spearfish, achieved the highest ranking, Ahold USA was ranked second, and Whole Foods came in third. Target, Safeway, Harris Teeter and Wal-Mart also received passing grades, to round out the top seven. Thirteen other supermarket chains were given failing grades.
More information on Greenpeace’s sustainable seafood campaign can be found by going to Website.
