The Southern Shrimp Alliance submitted formal comments to the National Ocean Council (NOC) Committee regarding “principles” to be used in determining which seafood species are “at risk” for Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and seafood fraud. In those comments, the Southern Shrimp Alliance observed that the “possible principles” identified in the request for comments published in the Federal Register strongly support a determination that shrimp is a seafood species “at risk” for IUU fishing and seafood fraud.
While also suggesting two additional principles to be considered by the NOC Committee, the Southern Shrimp Alliance’s comments included a presentation to NOAA’s Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection titled “Overview of Fraud in Shrimp Trade.” This presentation provided a broad overview of historical issues confronted by the domestic shrimp industry regarding competition with falsely labeled and fraudulently-traded imported shrimp.
In addition to the comments from the Southern Shrimp Alliance, the NOC Committee received dozens of comments from other individuals, businesses, governments, and non-governmental organizations. Some of these also highlighted continuing significant concerns with IUU fishing and seafood fraud in shrimp trade.
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