Politicians, environmentalists again at odds over Whole Foods decision to pull lobster

ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 27, 2022

Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster citing concerns about risks to rare North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear. Gov. Janet Mills and Maine’s four-member congressional delegation said that Marine Stewardship Council’s decision to suspend its certification of Gulf of Maine lobster came despite years of stewardship and protection of whales by Maine fishermen.