New Regulations for U.S. Toothfish Imports
“The USA has adopted new regulations in respect of the import of Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish to the USA, which came into effect on 24 September 2007. The new regulations make the use of electronically issued and authorised (E-CDS) catch and export documents mandatory for all imports of toothfish to the USA. The new regulations also require that toothfish to be imported to the USA must have been caught by vessels which participate in CCAMLR’s centralised VMS reporting. This includes vessels fishing for toothfish outside the CCAMLR Convention Area, with the exception of the artisanal fleets of Peru and Chile…”