Whole Foods Will Stop Selling Maine Lobster, Citing Risks to Endangered Whales
Fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remain, and the marine mammals can become entangled in fishing gear
Sarah Kuta
Daily Correspondent
November 30, 2022
Grocery chain Whole Foods Market will stop selling lobster caught in the Gulf of Maine next month, citing concerns about endangered North Atlantic right whales getting entangled in fishing gear.
The company, which is owned by Amazon, made the decision after two wild-caught seafood sustainability groups—the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Seafood Watch—downgraded their ratings for Maine lobster.
Scientists estimate fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remain in existence, a number that includes fewer than 100 breeding females, per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Whalers nearly hunted the marine mammals to extinction in the 1890s and, though the species is now protected, they’ve never returned to their pre-whaling numbers.
Today, human activities pose the biggest threat to the creatures. The marine mamals may become entangled in fishing gear and are sometimes hit by ships. Increased ocean noise caused by humans is also affecting the whales.
More:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/citing-risks-to-endangered-whales-whole-foods-will-stop-selling-maine-lobster-180981210/
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However, I stopped eating it a number of years ago because I had read they were becoming endangered.
And i was shocked that the White House was serving it the other night. 
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/white-house-state-dinner-maine-lobster_n_63891924e4b0d174096040fa
