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Court Dismisses Lobster Industry Suit Over Red Rating
Original: Court Tosses Lobster Suit Over Seafood Watch Red Rating
A US court has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the lobster industry challenging Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch decision to place American lobster on its red 'avoid' list. The rating, issued in 2022 over concerns that lobster gear entangles critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, prompted retailers to drop lobster. The industry argued the rating was defamatory; the judge disagreed.
Why now: The dismissal settles a high-profile fight between the seafood industry and conservationists over whale entanglements and sustainable seafood labels.
Monterey Bay AquariumSeafood WatchUS lobster industryNorth Atlantic right whale
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