The sale of parrotfish in Fengkang Supermarket caused ecological controversy. Official emergency response: All stores have stopped selling it.
Quick Look
- A netizen posted an article on Threads pointing out that Fengkang Supermarket sells "parrotfish", an important fish species for coral reef ecology, triggering a heated debate among netizens.
- Fengkang Supermarket responded quickly today, saying that it has listened to suggestions from all parties and has stopped selling parrotfish in all its branches.
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Why It Matters
Parrotfish are important herbivorous fish in the coral reef ecosystem. They can eat algae to help corals survive. The coral sand they excrete is also the source of white sand beaches.
A netizen posted on Threads yesterday that he found a "parrotfish" that plays an important role in the coral reef ecosystem on the fresh food shelf of Fencon Supermarket. The photo immediately sparked a debate. Fengkang Supermarket responded today that all stores have stopped selling parrotfish.
Parrotfish are very important "herbivorous fish" in the coral reef ecosystem. They eat algae on the coral reefs to help the corals survive. The coral sand excreted after eating is also an important source of white sand beaches. In Okinawa, Japan, due to its abundant production, parrotfish has become a well-known local traditional food ingredient and is listed as Okinawa's representative seafood. However, parrotfish production in Taiwan is relatively unstable.
Netizens posted the photo on Threads yesterday and it has attracted more than 1 million views. The comments below sparked a lot of criticism. Netizens said: "Not only is parrotfish not suitable for eating, fishing will also affect the marine ecology", "This is an important fish in the coral reef ecosystem", "The color of this fish is to avoid being eaten, but in the end it will lose to humans" , "There is no concept of conservation"; but many netizens said: "There are many types of parrotfish, this is a common fish species in the market", "This fish is delicious", "I don't know what you are arguing about, there are a lot of these fish in the sea", "There are many kinds of green, yellow and brown in the sea, and the one that needs conservation is the bumphead parrot", "It's not a conservation type, why not?"
In response to the controversy, the official account of Fengkang Supermarket appeared today and left a message at the bottom of the post. They saw everyone's suggestions and took it seriously. Fengkang Supermarket stores have stopped selling parrotfish.
Open Questions
- Will Fengkang Supermarket comprehensively review its fresh food purchasing policy in the future?
- What specific species of parrotfish were sold in the incident?
