Sustainability

Some seafood buyers drop Maine lobster after red-listing, others 'hope lobstermen fight back'

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch moved American lobster to its avoid list in a blanket rating applying to all fisheries 'known to entangle the endangered North Atlantic right whale.'

Maine lobster buyers worry a new Seafood Watch rating will cause an even gloomier holiday sales season for the industry.
Maine lobster buyers worry a new Seafood Watch rating will cause an even gloomier holiday sales season for the industry.Photo: Shutterstock
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Published 13 September 2022, 06:01Updated 13 September 2022, 17:04