A Year After MSC Certification Suspension, Activists Still Petitioning Against Lobster
December 15, 2023 marks exactly one year since the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) suspended the Maine lobster MSC certification. And despite the ongoing work to reduce the fishery’s risk to endangered North Atlantic right whales, activists continue to petition retailers to stop selling North American lobster. The latest retailer targeted? Wholesale giant Costco.
Earlier this week activists dressed as lobsters stood outside a Costco in San Francisco with a petition containing more than 20,000 signatures.
“We’re asking Costco to stop selling American lobster that...
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