So I had to read this The New York Times article: To Save Whales, Don’t Eat Lobster, Watchdog Group Says – The New York Times (nytimes.com). It is true that Seafood Watch has put Northeast US lobster on the “red list” as lobster fishing has put the right whale in danger of extinction. Per Seafood Watch, on average 5.7 right whales die from fishing entanglement each year. Annie Roth reports that Seafood Watch says that for the right whale species to survive, less than one can be killed each year. Every lobsterman could go to ropeless pots, and the right whale still faces extinction.

Source: New York Times September 17, 2022 16:14 UTC