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Maine lobster businesses and industry trade associations today filed a federal lawsui t against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation (the “Aquarium”) for making false and defamatory statements about Maine lobster fishing practices and for misleading.
The lawsuit challenges the aquarium’s claims that scientific data show that Maine lobster fishing practices are responsible for harming North Atlantic right whales.
The complaint says claims that fishing practices are harming the endangered North Atlantic right whales aren’t supported by science and have caused substantial economic harm to the industry and to the Maine lobster brand.
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