Oceana Calls for U.S. Action to End Illegal Fishing & Seafood Fraud
Oceana published a report making the case for expanding transparency and traceability to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. …
Seafood Fraud
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Ending Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud, Poll Finds
– Oceana today released the results of a nationwide poll finding that Americans overwhelmingly support policies to end illegal fishing and seafood fraud. Included among the key findings, 89% of voters agree that imported seafood should be held to the same standards as U.S. caught seafood. …
Oceana Canada Report Reveals the Hidden Consequences of Canada’s Opaque Seafood Supply Chains
A report featuring new data from leading fisheries economists released today by Oceana Canada reveals that Canada’s weak seafood supply chain traceability standards are resulting in annual losses of up to $ 93.8 million in tax revenue and up to $ 379 million in revenue for Canadian seafood industry workers. …
Son of Casey’s Founder Pleads Guilty in Blue Crab Seafood Fraud Case
It was earlier this year that the founder of a Newport News fishing wholesaling company was sentenced for passing off foreign crab meat as American blue crab from U.S. waters. Now one of his sons — 42-year-old Michael P. Casey of Poquoson — has been ensnared in the same case. …
Seafood Fraud: Is your hake fake? Not if it’s ecolabeled!
DNA barcoding of more than 1400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabeled, compared with a reported average global seafood mislabeling rate of 30 percent. …