Feds fight fish fraud with new recordkeeping rules

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced last week that it is implementing a new tracking program for seafood imports to help combat illegal fishing and seafood fraud.
The seiner Jaime Marie sails past other fishing vessels at City Pier 2 in Kodiak on June 6, 2013. (Creative Commons photo courtesy of James Brooks)
Importers will have to track where fish were caught, the type of gear used and where it was landed.
Director of the Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspections