PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A coalition of environmentalists and seafood industry professionals is campaigning to make the case that traceability in the seafood industry is about success in the marketplace as much as it’s about ethics.
Ocean conservation group Oceana has assembled the group of fishermen, processors and wholesalers to make the case that customers will pay a premium for verifiable seafood.
The campaign is happening while federal authorities consider new rules designed to stop illegal fishing imports that threaten the domestic seafood industry.
The Presidential Task Force on Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud released a plan to improve transparency in the seafood industry a year ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is accepting public comments on proposed new rules about seafood traceability until April 5.
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