Many activists from the Greenpeace environmentalist and pacifist have hook-shaped figure 'Herringbone, 16 meters long and 150 kilos of weight in the front of the supermarket ALCAMPO of Vallecas in Madrid. Climbers of the organization have also deployed a banner with the slogan "destroys the oceans Alcampo ."
With this action, Greenpeace denounced the policy of buying fish from the Auchan Group (Alcampo, Simply Market, Sabeco) which highlights their lack of transparency and concern for the health of the oceans by failing to ensure the sustainability of fishery products it sells.
Greenpeace has sought a dialogue with Alcampo since May 2008. He has repeatedly requested information on its policy of buying fish products, but today, there has been no response.
According to information available to Greenpeace, obtained through the website of the supermarket and the data collected by the volunteers of the organization, Alcampo, among other things, sell 13 of the 15 species present in Greenpeace Red List of fish species for Spain . It also highlights the fact that much of the fish they sell is very weak labeling. For example, it appears the full name of the species, making it very difficult for consumers to know exactly what you're buying fish.
"Since we wonder if Alcampo Greenpeace has something to hide from the public as to the origin of fish sold. It's time to take some responsibility in the destruction of the oceans. Transparency is key to developing a sustainable procurement policy, "said Paloma Colmer, head of Greenpeace's Oceans campaign.
The problem of overfishing and destructive fishing methods is a growing threat. If supermarkets do not take into account the state of stocks to buy fish when we can not guarantee that our children can continue to eat fish within a few years.
This action is part of the international project in which Greenpeace calls on the distributors and the fishing industry in different countries to stop marketing products Derived from unsustainable fisheries and species with serious problems of overexploitation. Many supermarkets have been concerned by this problem and are changing their habits to ensure the future of fishing.
"Consumers want to know what we're buying: what species it is and where and how he was captured. We are entitled to know how much we are contributing to the destruction of the oceans to choose to quit getting those more sustainable products in our markets, "added Colmenarejo."
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