Metro Inc has become the latest Canadian retailer to pledge to make its seafood ranges more sustainable.

The company said today (20 May) that its wild and farmed seafood products would come from sustainable fisheries from September.

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By next June, the seafood sold in its stores in Quebec and Ontario will come from sustainable sources.

“This initiative is proof that we want to go beyond the role of distributor and become an actor in sustainable development,” said COO Robert Sawyer.

From September, Metro will stop selling a number of threatened species and will change its product labelling.

Yesterday, Canadian retailer Loblaw said it would double the number of wild seafood products on sale that are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.

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Last year, Loblaw said it would sell only “sustainably sourced” seafood in its stores by the end of 2013.

 

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