Another major retailer is saying it will soon stop offering Gulf of Maine lobster after a second major seafood sustainability group says fishing for the New England staple may pose a serious safety risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Whole Foods follows other companies like HelloFresh and Blue Apron, which announced that they would no longer offer Gulf of Maine lobster after the shellfish was given a"red" sustainability designation by Seafood Watch.
An earlier statement from the MLMC regarding the MSC announcement said that "Maine Lobster has a decades-long track record of adopting proactive changes to promote environmental safety and to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales . As a result, since 2004, no NARW entanglement has been attributed to Maine Lobster gear, and no NARW death or serious injury has ever been attributed to Maine Lobster.
"Maine lobstermen continue to work with scientists and other stakeholders to find data-driven solutions to keep their fishery at the forefront of sustainability," the MLMC statement added, noting that the Gulf of Maine Research Institute"continues to verify" Maine lobster with a label that indicates responsible harvesting.
"The holidays are obviously an important time for lobster; it’s a celebratory food," said LaCroix, adding that she did not have an exact dollar estimate of the impact of the Whole Foods decision.
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