Republican Senators Ask for Ban on Chinese Seafood
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., are asking Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to ban seafood imported from China "and other rogue nations" due to their reliance on forced labor and unregulated fishing.
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The two publicized a letter that said, "In the United States, nearly 11 percent of all seafood imports -- worth an estimated $2.4 billion in 2019 -- stem from [illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)] fishing. This illegal trade steals tens of thousands of American jobs and deprives our economy of over $1 billion in potential revenue each year."
They suggested the department start by fully enforcing the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act.