SAFER FISHING

摘要

Do you enjoy a plate of fish sticks or a salmon burger from time to time? Well, there's a good chance they were made from fish that entered the country illegally. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) mandates that all imported fish be accompanied by proof that it was caught using methods no more harmful to marine mammals such as dolphins and whales than those used by U.S. fishers. Unfortunately, the National Marine Fisheries Service has never enforced the law, so local fishers who comply with the MMPA, investing in technology that helps protect marine mammals and collecting data to submit to the Fisheries Service, are at a disadvantage when competing with foreign fisheries for the lucrative U.S. market.