NOAA Hits Importer with Fine for Seafood Import Monitoring Program Violations
NOAA Fisheries announced that it issued an $18,675 fine to Grand Sea Boston for violating multiple Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) requirements.
“Honest fishermen and seafood companies deserve an equal playing field,” said Jim Landon, Director of NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement. “This case demonstrates our commitment to protecting those who play by the rules by stopping misrepresented seafood or seafood suspected of being harvested illegally before it enters U.S. markets.”
The case began when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found falsely labeled packages from China containing...
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