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Maine lobster industry loses right to carry MSC blue label yet again

'There is no recent evidence that the Maine lobster fishery is responsible for entanglements or interactions with right whales' -- Marine Stewardship Council

By Jason Huffman | Nov. 16, 2022 14:26 GMT
A lobster in Maine. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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North American lobsters (Homarus Americanus) caught in the US Gulf of Maine have once again lost their ability to carry the blue label that says their fishery is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) [...]

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