Suspension of the MSC certificate for the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery in the US

Fresh Common Lobster

Seafood

United States

Published Feb 28, 2023

Tridge summary

The suspension took effect on December 15, 2022, i.e. 30 days after the notice of suspension, issued by a third-party assessor responsible for monitoring the compliance of fisheries with the MSC standard.

Original content

From that date, Gulf of Maine lobster can no longer be sold as MSC certified sustainable or carry the MSC bluefish eco-label. This fishery was certified for the first time in December 2016. The reason for this suspension? The protection of right whales because, for several years, there have been more and more interactions between whales, fishing gear and ...

Source: Pdm-seafoodmag

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