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'A tactic to extend immunity': American Seafoods wants to slow Bayside case to continue shipping, avoiding fines well into next year

American Seafoods and other pollock producers want to continue to use the Bayside Program as long as possible, which the US government says is a cynical plan to extend its 'period of immunity.'

Kloosterboer Bayside operations at the Port of Bayside in New Brunswick, Canada. The route is under scrutiny for alleged violations of the US Jones Act.
Kloosterboer Bayside operations at the Port of Bayside in New Brunswick, Canada. The route is under scrutiny for alleged violations of the US Jones Act.Photo: Kloosterboer Bayside/Facebook
Published 18 October 2021, 18:14Updated 18 October 2021, 18:18
American SeafoodsUS Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP)The Bayside ProgramShippingAlaska pollock