February 2, 2017 — Canadian seafood producers will need to “raise their game” to satisfy new American seafood traceability rules, according to federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
The Seafood Import Monitoring Program was one of the final acts of the Obama administration.
It will require much more detailed information about catches before they are allowed into the United States.
“We need to raise our game to ensure that the Americans receive the evidence they require that our fisheries are compliant, as they are,” LeBlanc said.