Wegmans Takes Marlin Off the Menu

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Markets yesterday became the first supermarket chain to endorse the “Take Marlin Off the Menu” campaign, a campaign launched eight months ago by three leading marine conservation groups in an effort to have restaurants and food retailers discontinue the sale of marlin, sailfish and spearfish.

"As an industry, we have a great deal of influence in what Americans eat," Carl Salamone, vice president of seafood for Wegmans said in an announcement. "Every day, in supermarkets across the country, consumers ask seafood professionals what's great to eat. That's when we can point consumers to fish and seafood that is flavorful and good for our environment. Because when the marlin are gone, we all lose."

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