Eating Boston lobster in Hong Kong could hasten demise of North Atlantic whale species

Hongkongers have been urged to avoid eating Boston lobster after a leading green group issued a red alert on the seafood for the first time, warning the way it was harvested threatened an endangered whale species.

The alert on the crustaceans was contained in a seafood guide published by WWF-Hong Kong on Tuesday, which called on diners to opt for rock lobster from Western Australia instead.