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Neal, Blumenauer call for stronger action against IUU fishing imports

March 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM
Two key Democratic congressmen are calling for stronger enforcement measures against seafood imports caught through illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing after the U.S. International Trade Commission released a report that found 11 percent of U.S. seafood imports are derived via illicit means. Those imports are undermining the U.S. fishing industry and putting consumers at risk, House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA) and trade subcommittee Chairman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) argued in a statement issued on Thursday. They pointed...

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