Environmental

Feds Agree to Implement Seafood Import Ban to Protect Whales and Dolphins

New Regulations Will Prohibit Fish Imports That Fail to Meet U.S. Standards for Marine Mammal Protection

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2015.  In a landmark settlement reached yesterday, the U.S. government agreed to adopt new rules that ensure seafood imported into the United States meets high standards for protecting whales and dolphins. The long-delayed regulations will require foreign fisheries to meet the same marine mammal protection standards required of U.S. fishermen or be denied import privileges, thus…

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