Under pressure from environmentalists, the retail giant Costco has said it would immediately halt the sale of a dozen fish species widely considered to be threatened by overharvesting.
Among the fish being pulled from display cases are Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, Chilean sea bass, grouper, monkfish, redfish, swordfish and bluefin tuna. Sales of these and other at-risk species will not resume until a sustainable source can be identified, the company said in a statement.
Last year, the environmental group Greenpeace began aiming at Costco for a lack of transparency in its seafood sourcing and for offering what it described as unsustainable seafood products. The campaign included flying a bright-green blimp with a banner reading “Costco: Wholesale Ocean Destruction” over the company’s Issaquah, Wash., headquarters.
The campaign appeared to grab the attention of Costco, the largest wholesale club in the country, which also provided information to Greenpeace on its seafood sourcing for the first time this year.
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