Seafood Coalition seeks court order to pause MMPA import ban, citing threats to US industry

A coalition of US seafood companies and industry groups has asked the US Court of International Trade for a preliminary injunction to halt import prohibitions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which could block seafood from 240 foreign fisheries across 46 nations.

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A coalition of US seafood companies and industry groups has asked the US Court of International Trade for a preliminary injunction to halt import prohibitions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which could block seafood from 240 foreign fisheries across 46 nations.