Trade

Seafood coalition sues US government over potentially devastating import act

Seafood organizations have launched a legal challenge against the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warning that a new Marine Mammal Protection Act rule could block massive volumes of imports and disrupt global seafood trade within months.

The United States imports 80 percent of its seafood.
The United States imports 80 percent of its seafood.Photo: Shutterstock
Correspondent
Published 10 October 2025, 02:46Updated 10 October 2025, 02:46
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Marine mammalsUnited StatesNational Fisheries InsituteGavin Gibbons