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Maine lobster harvesters’ defamation suit challenges science behind Seafood Watch rating

Monterey Bay, for its part, challenged the plaintiffs' claims in a statement to Undercurrent News

By Jason Smith | March 14, 2023 18:24 GMT
A lobster harvester on the coast of Maine. Photograph by Jason Huffman.
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A group of harvesters in the US state of Maine has sued the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation with the contention that they were defamed by a 2022 red "avoid" rating for North American lobster issued by the group's Seafood Watch arm [...]

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