Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery Temporarily Loses Sustainable Seafood Certification
August 06, 2020
August 06, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release:
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has suspended its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery after determining that the fishery was potentially jeopardizing the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Last week's decision comes following an increase in North Atlantic right whale deaths and serious injuries caused by entanglement in fishing gear . . .
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has suspended its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery after determining that the fishery was potentially jeopardizing the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Last week's decision comes following an increase in North Atlantic right whale deaths and serious injuries caused by entanglement in fishing gear . . .