SAT0725 OP t1_jc6i56w wrote on March 14, 2023 at 12:17 PM

From the article:

"The aquarium’s 'Seafood Watch' program 'red-listed' Maine lobster last year, urging buyers to avoid the product for the fishery’s supposed role in the deaths of endangered North Atlantic Right Whales.

"The MLA says there is no evidence showing any right whale has been harmed or killed by entanglement in Maine lobstering gear in more than 18 years, and highlighted the preventative measures they’ve taken."

SwvellyBents t1_jc7oogk wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:19 PM

Also from the article...

"The MLA is demanding monetary damages for lost business and that the aquarium removes all defamatory statements to the industry. "

Proving the amount and dollar value of the alleged business loss will be key here. That evidence , like the evidence that Maine traps kill whales, is really hard to find.

Lots of interlinked things affect and cause market fluctuations.