Shrimps – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Fri, 01 May 2020 13:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Shrimps – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 US State Department bars import of wild-caught shrimp from China, Venezuela https://onvenezuela.com/us-state-department-bars-import-of-wild-caught-shrimp-from-china-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-state-department-bars-import-of-wild-caught-shrimp-from-china-venezuela Fri, 01 May 2020 11:25:55 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2974

The suspension was in accordance with Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, which requires countries harvesting wild-caught shrimp in areas that contain sea turtles prove they have adequate laws regarding turtle excluding devices (TEDs). China’s certification was suspended due to “the use of methods of harvesting shrimp that may adversely affect sea turtles,” while Venezuela was suspended “due to the inability to confirm whether methods of harvesting shrimp may adversely affect sea turtles.” By Chris Chase. Full Text-> SeaFoodSource

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