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fisheries-regulation
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ecns.cnscience52 days ago
Lawsuit Challenges U.S. Seafood Imports from Eight Countries Over Marine Mammal Protection
Environmental groups filed suit Thursday in the U.S. Court of International Trade against the National Marine Fisheries Service. The complaint alleges the agency has not enforced import rules under the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act for seafood from Argentina, Ecuador, India,…
upi.comworld60 days ago
South Korea Raises Maximum Fine for Illegal Fishing in Its Waters Fivefold
South Korea has increased the maximum fine for foreign vessels fishing illegally in its Exclusive Economic Zone to 1.5 billion won from 300 million won. The revised law took effect on May 13, 2026, and also raised the maximum bail required for the release of seized vessels and cr…