New Zealand to resume seafood exports to the US

Published Apr 8, 2024

Tridge summary

The United States Court of International Trade has recently overturned a preliminary injunction that had halted the export of certain New Zealand fish to the U.S., following a lawsuit by Sea Shepherd to protect Maui dolphins. This decision came after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined that New Zealand's seafood management practices meet U.S. standards, granting a favorable comparability assessment in January. As a result, trade in nine fish species, which could affect up to $2 million in New Zealand seafood exports to the U.S., is set to resume. The species include snapper, trevally, finger bass, hake, blue whiting, monk shark, mullet, and greenfin, with trade normalization expected within weeks.

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The United States Court of International Trade has lifted a preliminary injunction that had blocked the export of certain New Zealand fish to the United States. The case was brought by environmental group Sea Shepherd, which claimed that standards for protecting critically endangered Maui dolphins in New Zealand were inconsistent with those in the United States. But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently found that New Zealand seafood was managed in accordance with U.S. standards and issued a favorable comparability assessment to New Zealand in January. Now, trade in the nine affected fish species will resume now that the court has lifted the preliminary injunction. The preliminary injunction could affect up to $2 million in seafood ...

Source: Foodmate