Purse Seine Fleet Capacity; Tuna Tracking Program Updated NOAA Fisheries Service has published a
The rule contains provisions that prohibit commerce in tuna or tuna products bearing a label or mark referring to dolphins, porpoises, or marine mammals, if that label or mark does not comply with labeling and marking requirements established in the U.S. Code. It also prohibits interference with enforcement and inspection activities, and the submission of false information. These new procedures will ensure NOAA Fisheries Service’s continued ability to verify the dolphin-safe status of tuna. The rule takes effect May 12, 2005. Importers, exporters, wholesalers, distributors and transshippers will be affected by the changes.
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Purse Seine Fleet Capacity; Tuna Tracking Program Updated
NOAA Fisheries Service has published a
final rule to implement resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and by the parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program. This rule will establish a register of U.S. vessels with a history of fishing in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) prior to June 28, 2002, and limit the capacity of U.S. purse seine vessels in the ETP. It also revises the requirements for maintaining and submitting tuna tracking and verification records.The rule contains provisions that prohibit commerce in tuna or tuna products bearing a label or mark referring to dolphins, porpoises, or marine mammals, if that label or mark does not comply with labeling and marking requirements established in the U.S. Code. It also prohibits interference with enforcement and inspection activities, and the submission of false information. These new procedures will ensure NOAA Fisheries Service’s continued ability to verify the dolphin-safe status of tuna. The rule takes effect May 12, 2005. Importers, exporters, wholesalers, distributors and transshippers will be affected by the changes.
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