Non-tuna Products
As of June 4, 2015, Italy is no longer designated as a large-scale high seas driftnet nation, and a NOAA Form 370, Fisheries Certificate of Origin (PDF, 2 pages) is no longer required for non-tuna importations from Italy. See the Federal Register notice.
Tuna Products
Importers of all frozen and/or process tuna and tuna products from Italy are still required to submit a completed NOAA Form 370, Fisheries Certificate of Origin (PDF, 2 pages), but an Italian government representative is no longer required to certify the form with a signature and date.
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Pair of bottlenose dolphins. Credit: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center/Lisa Morse.
A humpback mother and calf swimming off the West Coast. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Ed Lyman. NOAA Fisheries Permit #14682.
North Atlantic right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ sighted December 2, 2021 entangled and with a new calf. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission taken under NOAA permit 20556.
North Pacific right whale #87 also known as “Smudgy” interacts with a log floating on the water. There are only around 30 individuals in the eastern population, so to spot a North Pacific right whale is rare and to see one interacting with a log in a once-in-a-lifetime experience. NOAA Fisheries permit 782-1719.