Southern Shrimp Alliance

Recent Activities:

5/15/10	EPA Approves Undersea Dispersants, Ignores U.S. Fisheries Concerns Read the full letter to NOAA and EPA about concern
5/10/10	Shrimpers Welcome Testing of Water Column During Oil Spill Read the full letter to NOAA and EPA about concern
5/5/10	Long-term Effects of Dispersants Cause Concern for Shrimpers Read the full letter to NOAA and EPA about concern
4/29/10	U.S. Shrimpers Assist in Oil Spill Clean-Up
4/27/10	SSA Reacts to Oil Spill
4/15/10	SSA Petitions USDA to Make Domestic Shrimp Producers Eligible to Receive Trade Adjustment Assistance (Read a copy of the filing here.)
4/5/10	Copy of SSA Letters to Commend 17 States for Investigating Fraud
4/2/10	SSA Condemns Mislabeling on U.S. Shrimp Packages

9/2/10	SSA Letter to Senators re: FDA & Imported Seafood Safety
6/10/10	Testimony to Congress on Federal Assistance Needed by the U.S. Shrimp Industry due to the BP Oil Spill
6/3/10	Comments to Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement in a Secure Environment
6/1/10	Comments to Customs on a Proposed Revision of Existing Collection of Information Related to CDSOA Distribution
5/5/10	Letter to NOAA and EPA about Dispersants
4/20/10	Comments to Commerce on Retrospective vs. Prospective AD System
8/1/09	Comments to the Food and Drug Administration re Economically Motivated Adulteration
3/11/09	Comments to the U.S. Trade Representative re Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement
2/11/09	Comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection re Enhanced Bonding
10/23/08	Comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection re Uniform Rules of Origin for Imported Merchandise
6/11/08	Submission of Testimony on the Use of Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Production of Goods Internationally
4/25/08	Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding the impact of China’s fishing practices and Chinese fish farms on the Gulf Coast shrimp industry
2/26/08	Testimony before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding Import Food Safety
10/4/07	Testimony before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Trade regarding Import Food Safety
10/1/07	Comments to the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety
8/2/07	Testimony before the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade in support of legislation to preserve the integrity of our nation’s trade remedy laws
5/3/06	Testimony before the House Committee on Resource on the American Fisheries Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act and the Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act of 2005