How did Gulf of Maine Lobster Get Canceled?

• Main Author: Miles, Kathryn
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Portland Public Library Digital Commons 2022
• Subjects: North Atlantic; North Atlantic right whale
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/5864

An exploration of the 2022 red-listing of American lobster by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, designating it as a fish consumers should avoid. Discusses the Seafood Watch program, and the basis of the red-listing, which is motivated by concerns that entanglement in lobstering equipment poses a significant threat to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Discusses reactions to the red-listing from Maine lobstermen, politicians, fish purveyors, and consumers. Also delves into the science and data behind the red-listing, the reliability of seafood sustainability directives for consumers, and the increasing pressure for fisheries to do more to protect vulnerable species.