Monterey Bay Aquarium

Disgruntled Maine Politician Wants to Defund Monterey Bay Aquarium Over Anti-Lobster Stance | Eater SF

"I noted that after recommending consumers avoid lobster for sustainability reasons, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its conservation arm Seafood Watch became the center of a political dustup: Democratic Rep. Jared Golden filed a proposal to withhold $190 million in federal funding following criticism from former Rep. Bruce Poliquin, who also highlighted a $667 donation Golden received from Julie Packard; the aquarium told the AP that the money Golden cited does not go to Seafood Watch but instead funds the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute." - Dianne de Guzman