Minneapolis-based
Target Corp. prompted discussion about aquaculture practices by recently promising it will sell only sustainable, traceable fish by 2015.
As
noted in the
Los Angeles Times and other publications, the company stopped selling farmed salmon, Chilean sea bass and orange roughy in 2010, due to sustainability issues. It currently sells about 50 types of fish that are certified by either the
Marine Stewardship Council or the
Global Aquaculture Alliance.
To meet its 2015 goal, Target is partnering with nonprofit marine conservation group
FishWise, which will assess all of the company's seafood products.