ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Whole Foods Market says it will stop selling
fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically
damaging methods. The move comes as supermarkets nationwide try
to make their seafood selections more sustainable. Starting
Earth Day, April 22, the natural and organic supermarket chain
will no longer carry wild-caught seafood that is "red-rated," a
color code that indicates it is either overfished or caught in a
way that harms other species. The ratings are determined by the
Blue Ocean Institute, an advocacy group, and the Monterey Bay
Aquarium in California. Among the seafood disappearing from
Whole Foods shelves will be octopus, gray sole, skate, Atlantic
halibut and Atlantic cod caught by trawls, which can destroy
habitats. The company will stock sustainable replacements like
halibut from the Pacific. (Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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