Animal Welfare Institute: Lobster Fishery Recertification Would Harm Right Whales, Mislead Consumers
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022
WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSreact) -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on June 27, 2022:
Conservation groups acted today to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by formally objecting to a recommendation that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recertify the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery as sustainable. The certification is widely recognized in grocery stores with a "blue fish tick" ecolabel.
The Gulf of Maine . . .
Conservation groups acted today to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by formally objecting to a recommendation that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recertify the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery as sustainable. The certification is widely recognized in grocery stores with a "blue fish tick" ecolabel.
The Gulf of Maine . . .