SARATOGA — This World Oceans Day, Hannaford is celebrating its sustainable seafood progress, which now includes sustainably sourced seafood across its full assortment of seafood products – both national and private brand.
In 2010, Hannaford began work with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) to vet and audit all seafood products on a continuous basis to ensure they meet Hannaford’s rigorous sustainable seafood policy. This work is part of Hannaford’s broader transparency commitment which includes providing complete transparency for the sources of seafood sold through the Ocean Disclosure Project.
For each product, information is required from suppliers, including how and where fish were caught or farmed and whether the fish is sourced from a fishery or farm that is certified to a Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative-benchmarked standard, engaged in a Fishery Improvement Project, or assessed as low risk by GMRI.
Hannaford continues to work with GMRI to validate all new seafood products and collaborates to enhance both environmental and social sustainability in seafood.
