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US State Department prohibits import of wild-caught Malaysian shrimp

The agency said it has certified 37 nations and one economy and granted determinations for nine fisheries as having adequate measures to protect sea turtles while harvesting wild-caught shrimp

By Undercurrent News | May 26, 2023 15:46 BST
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The US Department of State (DOS) on Thursday (May 25) announced in the Federal Register that it has suspended the sect. 609 certification of wild-caught shrimp fisheries in the Malaysian states of Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor, making shrimp from these areas ineligible for import into the US. [...]

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