Jeremy Helson: Seafood New Zealand CEO on the lifting on the temporary ban on US exports

Published: April 3, 2024, 7:49 p.m.

A huge win for commercial fishing after a temporary ban on US exports was lifted.\xa0

Following a case brought before US courts by Sea Shepherd in 2022,\xa0a trade ban was placed on nine fish species caught in Maui dolphin habitat off the West Coast.\xa0

It's since been lifted after dolphin protections were assessed as sufficient.\xa0

Seafood New Zealand chief executive Jeremy Helson told Mike Hosking that it's lost them up to two-million dollars in exports but getting the endorsement here was more important.\xa0

He says having the US government and courts agree we're implementing robust management is a win.\xa0

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