Fisheries

US lawmakers want to expand SIMP to combat IUU fishing, human rights abuses in seafood supply chain

The measure would expand the SIMP program and help level the playing field for US fishermen, claim lawmakers.

The new measure seeks to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to all species and increase data requirements for SIMP, including consideration of labor conditions.
The new measure seeks to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to all species and increase data requirements for SIMP, including consideration of labor conditions.Foto: Shutterstock
Published 12 May 2021, 13:45Updated 12 May 2021, 13:45
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishingHuman rightsNational Fisheries InstituteShrimp