A prominent advocacy group has called on consumers to avoid lobster because of major threats to the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, but Maine politicians are not happy about the guidance.
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch has published recommendations on sustainable seafood since the 1990s, ranking different seafood products as"red,""yellow," or"green." On September 6, Seafood Watch added a number of new seafood species to the"red" ranking, which they urge consumers to avoid.
"The recent decision by Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch to 'Red List' Maine lobster with scant evidence of impacts on right whales is a reckless piece of activism that will inflict substantial negative real-world consequences on an important and iconic industry in Maine," wrote the Maine delegation in the release.
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