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International Trade Agreements

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As a large seafood-consuming and fishing nation, it is critical that we take an active role in shaping the conservation and management regimes of international fisheries. We work to meet the demand of U.S. consumers that imported seafood be safe, legal, and sustainable and ensure confidence in U.S. seafood by protecting and strengthening the seafood market through global trade.

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List of Foreign Fisheries: Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

NOAA Fisheries has published its final 2017 List of Foreign Fisheries, as required by the regulations implementing the Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The final list reflects new information received durin
Notice
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National
Published
03/16/2018

Proposed Rule for a Commerce Trusted Trader Program

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a Commerce Trusted Trader Program (CTTP) as part of an effective seafood traceability process to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud. The voluntary CTTP supplements
Proposed Rule
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National
Published
01/17/2018

Final Rule for Electronic Reporting of Trade Data

NOAA Fisheries published a final rule establishing regulations to integrate the collection of trade documentation within the International Trade Data System, and requiring electronic information through a single automated portal. The effective d
Final Rule
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National
Effective
09/20/2016

Last updated by Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce on 11/03/2022