State Dept. Corrects Rule on Mediterranean Red Shrimp Import Permission

The State Department issued a correction to address two inaccurate references royal red shrimp (Menopenaeus robustus) rather than the Mediterranean red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) in a recent rule. State, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service, determined the U.S. will allow Mediterranean red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) harvested in the Mediterranean Sea to be imported from Spain. The rule, which entered the Federal Register on April 7, initially and erroneously said the royal red shrimp (Menopenaeus robustus) will be permitted for import.