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Related: About this forumMaine lobster industry sues Monterey Bay Aquarium over do not eat listing
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/monterey-bay-aquarium-sued-by-maine-lobster-industry-over-do-not-east-listing-seafoodwatch/Maine lobster industry sues Monterey Bay Aquarium over do not eat listing
UPDATED ON: MARCH 13, 2023 / 3:29 PM / AP
MONTEREY A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.
Industry groups including Maine Lobstermen's Association are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for defamation, arguing in a lawsuit filed Monday that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.
Last year, Seafood Watch put lobster from the U.S. and Canada on its list of seafood to avoid due to the threat posed to rare whales by entanglement in fishing gear used to harvest American lobster, the species that makes up most of the U.S. lobster market.
Endangered North American right whales number only about 340 and they've declined in recent years.
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UPDATED ON: MARCH 13, 2023 / 3:29 PM / AP
MONTEREY A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.
Industry groups including Maine Lobstermen's Association are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California for defamation, arguing in a lawsuit filed Monday that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.
Last year, Seafood Watch put lobster from the U.S. and Canada on its list of seafood to avoid due to the threat posed to rare whales by entanglement in fishing gear used to harvest American lobster, the species that makes up most of the U.S. lobster market.
Endangered North American right whales number only about 340 and they've declined in recent years.
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Maine lobster industry sues Monterey Bay Aquarium over do not eat listing (Original Post)
sl8
Mar 2023
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My sympathy is also with freedom of speech...and the plaintiffs who got horrible legal advice.
Alexander Of Assyria
Mar 2023
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Bayard
(22,068 posts)1. I sympathize with their loss of income,
But they whales have my total sympathy. They have no choice.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. Exactly!
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)3. My sympathy is also with freedom of speech...and the plaintiffs who got horrible legal advice.
hunter
(38,311 posts)4. If i was Emperor of Earth I'd ban all human exploitation of the natural ocean environment...
...commercial fishing, wind turbines, oil platforms, etc..
I'd probably allow sailing
So sue me.
You don't want to be around when this guy comes by: