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Just in time for World Ocean’s Day, we have much news to celebrate from our latest seafood report card, “Carting Away the Oceans.” For starters, the top three ranked seafood retailers in the report, Safeway, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, are three of the most popular national grocery chains meaning sustainable seafood options are available all over the country.

But that’s not all!

Even Wal-Mart is now offering an affordable, sustainable tuna option at its 3000 stores nationwide!

And…

Target and Trader Joe’s have both said “buh-bye” to genetically modified salmon, or frankenfish as we call it around the Greenpeace office.

So this Friday, feel good about the progress national retailers have made when it comes to ocean protection. Of course, there is still a lot more work we can do. Join us in ocean protection all over the world!

If you’ve never had the opportunity to see a leatherback turtle, scientists say you are running out of time. One of the most remarkable creatures on earth, these Volkswagen-sized turtles can dive down to 4000 feet and migrate distances of 7000 miles. They have been around so long that they have seen the dinosaurs come and go, and shifting continents have moved their feeding and breeding areas to opposite ends of the earth. Unfortunately, unless we get our act together, they may be headed for extinction. According to Dr. Thane Wibbels, author of a new report, “if the decline continues, within 20 years it will be difficult if not impossible for the leatherback to avoid extinction.” Continue reading →