Senators Push for Shrimp to be Included in SIMP, NFI Issues Statement
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] - February 12, 2018
Late last week several Senate leaders wrote a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran and Vice Chairman Patrick Leahy to support the bill that would include shrimp in the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP).
SIMP officially rolled out on January 1, 2018, and requires data reporting and record keeping for 15 species that are considered vulnerable to IUU fishing or seafood fraud. While shrimp and abalone are a priority species for SIMP ...
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