US makes official embargo against Mexican shrimp

Published 2021년 5월 3일

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The United States has withdrawn certification for Mexican shrimp due to the unlawful use of Sea Turtle Excluder Devices by the offshore fleet, effective from April 30. This means that Mexico is no longer authorized to export wild shrimp to the US, a move that impacts around $257 million in annual revenue. The decision was made after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found significant issues with TED use during four inspections over two years. Countries like Colombia, Ecuador, and Guatemala, among others, are the only ones authorized to export shrimp to the US due to their effective sea turtle protection programs.

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The United States confirmed the withdrawal of certification to Mexico in the shrimp fishery due to the inappropriate use of Sea Turtle Excluder Devices known as TEDs by the offshore fleet. The embargo against Mexican shrimp, which takes effect this Friday, April 30, was announced through the Federal Register in public notice number 11419 by the State Department. "The Department suspended Mexico's certification because its sea turtle protection program is no longer comparable to that of the United States," the document states. In this way, Mexico is prevented from exporting wild shrimp to United States territory, which annually generates foreign exchange for our country of around 257 million dollars. The withdrawal of certification to Mexican shrimp is the result of four inspection visits carried out in two years by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States (NOAA), to Campeche, Mazatlán, Puerto Chiapas, Puerto Juárez, Puerto Peñasco, Salina Cruz , San ...

Source: Arriba El Campo