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Defenders of Wildlife: Recertification of Lobster Fishery Would Harm Right Whales, Mislead Consumers
June 27, 2022
NEW YORK, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news:

Defenders of Wildlife and other conservation groups acted today to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale by formally objecting to a determination that the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery should be recertified to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) sustainability standard. MSC certification is widely recognized in grocery stores with a "blue fish tick" ecolabel.

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