Sweden Asks EU to Ban Imports Of North American Lobsters

摘要

Sweden asked the European Union to label North American lobster an "invasive species" and to ban live imports. The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management published a risk assessment of American lobster on Aug. 16, asking the 28-country EU to follow the lead of neighboring Norway, which introduced a ban on Jan. 1, 2016. The EU's Scientific Forum on Invasive Alien Species will decide whether to accept the Swedish risk assessment by Aug. 31. In such case, the scientific forum will at a meeting in October decide whether the North American lobster is an invasive alien species.