Fisheries Service Allows Spain to Continue Exporting Tuna to U.S.

The National Marine Fisheries Service will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under Spanish jurisdiction to be imported into the U.S., it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Aug. 20. The decision on the annual renewal is effective from April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. Further information: Sarah Wilkin, 562-980-3230.