Sustainability

NOAA slammed for withdrawal of proposed rule on illegal fishing

2025-01-28T11:47:00

US seafood imports

Oceana urging President Trump to put rule back on the table to help ensure all seafood sold in the US is safe and legally caught

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) decision to withdraw a proposed rule that could have strengthened the ability of the United States to take action against nations that fail to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing or forced labour on fishing vessels has been criticised by ocean conservation organisation Oceana. 

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