Senate Bill Would Make Shrimp Subject to NMFS ACE Filing Requirements
Fiscal year 2018 Commerce spending legislation passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee July 27 would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make shrimp imports subject to the National Marine Fisheries Service's Seafood Import Monitoring Program, the office of…
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committee Chairman Thad Cochran, R-Miss., said. “This provision sends a signal that the Senate is serious about protecting consumers, while leveling the playing field for our domestic shrimpers harmed by illegal and unfair foreign competition,” Cochran said in a statement. “Imported shrimp should be included in the enforcement of U.S. trade laws, particularly since violations of those laws are well-documented.” The office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., didn’t comment on when the full Senate might vote on the bill.