One year anniversary of the suspension of MSC certification for the Maine lobster fishery in the United States

Published Dec 26, 2023

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Maine lobster lost its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification in November 2022, with the suspension taking effect on December 15, 2022. Despite efforts to reduce the impact of the lobster fishery on North Atlantic right whales, activists are still petitioning retailers to stop selling North American lobsters. The industry must publish a corrective action plan within 90 days of the suspension to potentially regain certification, but the Certified Sustainable Lobster Association (MCSLA) has withdrawn from the MSC program, leaving much work to be done to support the industry and reduce the risk to North Atlantic right whales.

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News from SeafoodNews on December 19, December 15, 2023 is the one-year anniversary of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) suspending the MSC certification of Maine lobster. Despite ongoing work to reduce the risk of the lobster fishery to endangered North Atlantic right whales, activists are continuing to petition retailers to stop the sale of North American lobsters. MSC announced the suspension of Maine lobster certification in November 2022, and it will officially take effect on December 15, 2022, which means that after that date, Maine lobsters can no longer be sold as MSC sustainable certified products. In order to remain in the certification program and potentially regain certification, the fishery must publish a corrective action plan within 90 days of the suspension describing how the industry will address the issue. However, in February of this year, Maine The Certified Sustainable Lobster Association (MCSLA) has officially withdrawn the fishery from the MSC ...

Source: Foodmate