Maine lobster dealers can now take advantage of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, a worldwide seal of sustainably harvested seafood.
The Fund for the Advancement of Sustainable Maine Lobster, a group of Maine lobster industry stakeholders who assembled to administer the certification, is offering a licensing agreement to all Maine lobster dealers so they can become eligible to display the ecolabel.
The Marine Stewardship Council is the world's lead certifier of sustainable, traceable fisheries products. The Fund worked for six years with industry members, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and scientific experts to prove that the Maine lobster industry met MSC's 31 principles of sustainability.
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