Over the 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.
Donations include:
- Support for the CanFISH Gear Lending Program
- Publix’s annual commitment to Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) initiatives to achieve steady and continuous improvements in fisheries
- Funding for the SFP Bycatch Solutions Hub
- Support for the Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery improvement project
The CanFISH Lending Program provides on-demand, also known as ropeless, fishing gear through a lending program to commercial fisheries. The gear and program help minimize impacts to ocean wildlife by reducing the amount of time the ropes attached to the fishing gear are suspended in the water column.
The donations by Publix aim to reduce the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming, protect ocean biodiversity, and advance economic opportunities for fishers and their communities.
Publix also funds the SFP Bycatch Solutions Hub which helps bring together commercial fishers and experts in the field.
