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Lobster Fishermen Sue Seafood Watch | Durham News
Maine lobster fishermen are taking on the Monterey Bay Aquarium in a high-stakes legal battle over its “red list” that labeled American and Canadian lobster as environmentally harmful — claiming it endangers rare whales through fishing gear entanglement. The case, now before a federal appeals court, has drawn sharp criticism from judges concerned about First Amendment implications if such recommendations can be legally challenged. Fishermen argue the list is misleading, harms their $460 million industry, and wrongly blames them when other fisheries — like Canada’s snow crab fishery — pose…
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