CELEBRATING WORLD OCEANS DAY

June 7, 2024 – Viera is proud to have Publix locations in and around our community (see the newest one here) and we would like to share a story from Publix to celebrate World Oceans Day June 8th. The company is continuing to support sustainable seafood practices and helping to protect ocean wildlife through its donations to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) over the last 14 years.

“Publix is committed to taking meaningful steps alongside our supplier partners to drive the responsible harvesting of seafood,” said Publix Business Development Director of Seafood Guy Pizzuti. “We are thankful for this important collaboration with SFP and our supplier partners, and we are proud of the work we’re doing together to advance these efforts.”

Reeling in innovative gear to assist commercial fishers:
This past year, Publix has donated $130,000 to support fishery improvement projects that enhance sustainable seafood practices. The funds make updated fishing gear and best practice information more available to commercial fishers.

The donations include:

• support for the CanFISH Gear Lending Program
• Publix’s annual commitment to SFP’s initiatives to achieve steady and continuous improvements in fisheries
• funding for the SFP Bycatch Solutions Hub and
• support for the Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery improvement project.

In addition to focusing on meeting its high standards for quality, Publix also wants to provide a product that is obtained in the most sustainable way possible.

Publix wants to make sure its customers can continue to enjoy a variety of sustainable seafood for years to come and make it easy for them to learn how the seafood they’re purchasing has been sourced.

That’s why Publix includes responsibly sourced and sustainably sourced icons with its seafood products.

Source: Publix newsroom site

For more information about sustainable seafood at Publix and the company’s additional sustainability efforts, visit csr.publix.com/sustainable-seafood.