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Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Voice Disappointment, Urge?National Retailers?to Continue Selling Maine Lobster [ [link removed] ]
Maine Delegation and Governor Mills Voice Disappointment, Urge?National Retailers?to Continue Selling Maine Lobster November 22, 2022

Maine Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills today released the following statement after Whole Foods Market said it would stop selling Maine lobster nationwide:

?We are disappointed by Whole Foods? decision and deeply frustrated that the Marine Stewardship Council?s suspension of the lobster industry?s certificate of sustainability continues to harm the livelihoods of hardworking men and women up and down Maine?s coast. In an appeal to retailers just weeks ago, we outlined the facts: there has never been a right whale death attributed to Maine lobster gear; Maine lobstermen have a 150-year history of sustainability; and Maine?s?lobstering?community has consistently demonstrated their commitment to protecting right whales. Despite this, the Marine Stewardship Council, with retailers following suit, wrongly and blindly decided to follow the recommendations of misguided environmental groups?rather than science. We strongly urge the Marine Stewardship Council and retailers to reconsider their potentially devastating decisions.?

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