New Rules Ban Seafood Imports That Don’t Meet Strict U.S. Standards for Marine Mammal Protection
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. The National Marine Fisheries Service issued regulationstoday prohibiting seafood imports from nations whose fisheries kill more whales and dolphins than U.S. standards allow. Each year around 650,000 whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are unintentionally caught and killed in fishing gear worldwide. Under the new rule, foreign fishermen must meet the same marine mammal…
