2019 (43)
- September 4 » FDA Refuses Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp from India and China in August (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 5 » FDA Refuses Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp from China and Vietnam in July (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 2 » SSA continues to assist the U.S. Shrimp Fisheries with developing fishery disaster assistance (Fisheries Management)
- July 21 » SSA Mourns the Passing of Founding Director, Former President, and Industry Leader Elaine Knight (Industry Enhancement, Uncategorized)
- July 12 » FDA Reports Historic Low in Seafood Entry Line Refusals in June (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- July 3 » Revoke Erroneous Country-of-Origin Ruling for Cooked Shrimp (Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Trade)
- July 2 » SSA Submits Comments in Support of Commerce’s Proposal to Treat Currency Undervaluation as a Countervailable Subsidy (Testimony/Comments, Trade, Trade Policy)
- June 26 » *NEW LOCATION* Reduced Cost ($150) – MSI Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- June 20 » Louisiana Shrimp Landings Again Reported to Be Lowest in Last 18 Years; Reporting Issues May Be Cause (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- June 11 » Recently Published Study Finds Indonesian Shrimp Contaminated with Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 6 » Banned Antibiotics on Imported Shrimp Addressed on World Food Safety Day (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 5 » June 5: Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Fraud Enforcement, Traceability, Trade, Trade Policy)
- June 4 » FDA Rejects Shrimp from Mexico and United Arab Emirates in May (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 20 » In April, Louisiana Shrimp Landings Reported to Be Lowest in Last 18 Years (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- May 15 » New Online Tools Address Slavery in Shrimp Supply Chain (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Trade, Uncategorized)
- May 8 » ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CHINESE SHRIMP IMPORTS WILL INCREASE TO 25% ON FRIDAY (Trade, Trade Policy, Uncategorized)
- May 8 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Supports Louisiana Labeling Legislation (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Uncategorized)
- April 19 » March Shrimp Landings in Line with Historical Levels (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- April 11 » SSA Submits Comments to CBP Encouraging Increased Enforcement Measures (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Forced Labor, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- April 10 » Fishery Disaster Assistance Soon to Be Available to Georgia Shrimpers (Industry Enhancement)
- April 4 » Gulf Council Votes to Relax Quotas on Shrimp Fishing (Fisheries Management, Red Snapper Management)
- April 4 » In March, FDA Refuses Vietnamese Shrimp for Antibiotics and Pesticides; Indian Shrimp for Salmonella (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 28 » Shrimp Landings this Year at Historically Low Levels (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 7 » Recently Published Academic Studies Highlight the Importance of Monitoring Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in Imported Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- February 27 » Shrimp Landings in 2019 Start Off Above Prior Year Levels (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- February 26 » Record Lows in Louisiana and Florida–And a Near Record High in Texas–Close Out 2018 (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- February 15 » Government Spending Bill Includes New Funds for FDA Seafood Inspections (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Uncategorized)
- February 6 » U.S. Customs and Border Protection Issues Withhold Release Order Barring Imports from Fishing Vessel (Forced Labor, Trade)
- February 5 » For the Second Month in a Row, Record Low Shrimp Landings in the Gulf of Mexico (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data, Uncategorized)
- February 4 » FDA Cracks Down on Indian Shrimp to Begin 2019 (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Uncategorized)
- January 4 » 2018 Refusals of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp in Line with 2017 (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
2018 (67)
- December 13 » Shrimp Hits Record High Levels of Consumption in United States (In the News, Industry Enhancement, Landings Data, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 6 » Trump Signs Legislation to Permanently Exempt Shrimpers (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Safety and Regulations)
- December 4 » Even With More Rejections in November, 2018 Likely to Have Lowest Number of Refusals of Shrimp Imports for Banned Antibiotics in Over a Decade (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 29 » U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reports That Over $60 Million in Antidumping Duty Deposits Were Made on Shrimp Imports in Fiscal Year 2017 (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- November 28 » Patience, Persistence and Prayers Pay-Off with Long-Sought Exemption for Shrimpers (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES))
- November 16 » World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018 Comes to a Close This Weekend (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 15 » European Commission Audit Report Reveals Reasons for Flood of Indian Shrimp into the United States (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 13 » Influx of Indian Shrimp in the U.S. Market Causes Health Concerns (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 12 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Participating in World, U.S. Antibiotics Awareness Week (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 10 » Court of Appeals Rejects Vietnamese Exporters’ Effort to Reduce Antidumping Duties (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- November 5 » FDA Reports Refusals of Shrimp Imports Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics from a Wide Variety of Countries (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- October 22 » September Shrimp Landings Well Above Last Year’s, But Remain Well Below Historical Averages (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- October 8 » Compensation Available to Shrimpers for OCS Oil & Gas Related Losses (Bottom Obstructions, Industry Enhancement, Safety and Regulations)
- October 4 » FDA Rejections of Antibiotic Contaminated Indian Shrimp Continue in September (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- September 21 » With August Shrimp Landings Down, 2018 Shrimp Catch In Line With Last Four Years (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 14 » Commercial Shrimp Fisherman Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Fraudulent Claims for CDSOA Benefits (CDSOA, In the News, Trade)
- September 14 » New Cash Deposit Rate in Effect for Vietnamese Shrimp Imports; Importers Will Be Asked to Pay More Antidumping Duties on Past Shrimp Import Entries (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- September 5 » FDA Rejects More Indian Shrimp for Antibiotic Contamination and Salmonella in August (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 27 » Reduced Cost ($100) – MSI Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- August 24 » SSA Participates in Training Course for Trade Enforcement Agents (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Trade)
- August 20 » July Shrimp Landings in Louisiana at an All-Time Low, but Are at an All-Time High in Alabama (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- August 6 » Again in July, FDA Rejects Indian Shrimp for Antibiotic Contamination and Salmonella (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- July 13 » Commerce Department Orders Antidumping Duty Cash Deposit Rates to Be Reset on Indian Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- July 6 » FDA Rejects Indian Shrimp for Chloramphenicol Contamination and Salmonella in June (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 25 » COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASKS COMMERCE TO RE-CONSIDER THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE 10th ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF VIETNAMESE SHRIMP (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- June 22 » Record Breaking May Reverses Poor Shrimp Landings in First Third of Year (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- June 7 » Indian Shrimp Exporter Added to FDA Import Alert on Chloramphenicol (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 4 » FDA’s Refusals of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Highest in a Year (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 30 » Reduced Cost ($ FREE) – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- May 25 » April Shrimp Landings in the Gulf of Mexico Substantially Above Historic Levels (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- May 24 » It’s Official: Shrimp Is Under SIMP (Fraud Enforcement, In the News, Industry Enhancement, Shrimp Quailty, Traceability, Uncategorized)
- May 11 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Requests that Additional Tariffs Be Placed on All Imports of Seafood Produced through Chinese Aquaculture (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade, Trade Policy)
- May 7 » FDA Import Refusals in April Demonstrate Concerns Regarding Antibiotics in Chinese Seafood and Salmonella in Indian Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- April 23 » March Shrimp Landings in Gulf Above Historical Average, But Shrimp Catch in Louisiana Remains Down (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- April 4 » FDA Crackdown on Antibiotic-Contaminated Chinese Shrimp and Indian Shrimp With Salmonella Continues in March (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 22 » U.S. Congress Acts to Place Imported Shrimp Under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (Uncategorized)
- March 21 » Despite No Reporting from Louisiana, February Shrimp Landings Consistent with Historic Levels (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 13 » Preliminary Results for Administrative Reviews of Vietnam and India Shrimp Antidumping Orders Published (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- March 6 » FDA Refuses Contaminated Chinese Shrimp and Continues to Reject Indian Shrimp for Salmonella (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- February 16 » Reminder: F/V Drill Conductor Workshop: Saturday, March 10th in Brunswick, GA (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses, Uncategorized, Vessel Safety)
- February 14 » U.S. Customs and Border Protection Report to Congress Highlights Effectiveness of Antidumping Duty Orders on Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- February 12 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Releases Databases Documenting Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Import Rejections in the European Union, Japan, and the United States (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Uncategorized)
- February 7 » F/V Drill Conductor Workshop: Saturday, March 10th in Brunswick, GA (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- February 6 » Gulf Council Seeks Applicants for Reef Fish and Shrimp Advisory Panels (Fisheries Management)
- February 5 » 2018 Begins With Bangladeshi Shrimp Refused Entry for Banned Antibiotics and Indian Shrimp Refused Entry for Salmonella (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Uncategorized)
- January 25 » 2017 Ends With Shrimp Landings in Louisiana at Historic Lows and Shrimp Landings in Alabama at Historic Highs (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- January 8 » In Dismissal of Slavery Case, the Limitations on Accountability for Vertically-Integrated Seafood Supply Chains Become Clear (Forced Labor, Trade)
- January 8 » FDA Refuses First Shipment of Shrimp from Myanmar for Banned Antibiotics; Refusals for Year Lowest Since 2012 (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- January 4 » Reduced Cost (FREE) – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
2017 (60)
- December 27 » November Establishes Another Historic Low for Louisiana (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- December 14 » United Nations Environment Programme Report Highlights Threat Posed by Abuse of Antibiotics in Aquaculture (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- December 12 » Supreme Court Rejects Request to Review Commerce’s Authority to Apply High Antidumping Duties in Response to Exporters’ Fraud (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- December 4 » Another Minh Phu Seafood Refusal for the Third Straight Month; Minh Phu Accounts for Twenty Percent of All Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Refusals in 2017 (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 27 » SSA Supports the Expansion of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System to Include Imported Seafood (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
- November 21 » October Shrimp Landings in Gulf Establish New Historical Low (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- November 8 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Highlights Concerns Regarding the Role of Antibiotic Use in Shrimp Aquaculture in the Development and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade, Trade Policy)
- November 6 » Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejected from China and Vietnam in October (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 6 » NOAA’s Fisheries of the United States 2016 Highlights Massive Seafood Trade Deficits (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data, Trade, Trade Policy)
- October 30 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Applauds U.S. Department of Commerce’s Finding that China Remains a Non-Market Economy (Antidumping Litigation, Legal Filings)
- October 24 » Hurricanes Disrupt Commercial Fishery in September, Landings Near Historical Lows for the Month (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- October 19 » Sea Grant’s Important Impact on the Shrimp Industry (Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Safety and Regulations, Trade)
- October 16 » Reduced Cost (FREE) – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- October 4 » Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejections Make Up Nearly One-Quarter of the FDA’s Seafood Entry Line Refusals in September (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- October 3 » GAO Report Asks Why FDA Won’t Ask Foreign Suppliers to Do More to Stop Shipments of Contaminated Seafood (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Trade, Trade Policy)
- September 28 » New NIOSH Report: Gulf Shrimp Fleet the Safest (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations)
- September 25 » August Shrimp Landings Up from Last Year Despite Historic Lows in Florida and Mississippi (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 5 » FDA Reports Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp Rejections in August (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 30 » First Case of EMS Confirmed in the United States (Industry Enhancement, Letters, Shrimp Quailty, Trade, Trade Policy)
- August 30 » Federal Court Rejects National Fisheries Institute’s Challenge to Seafood Import Monitoring Program (Duty Evasion, Forced Labor, Fraud Enforcement, Traceability, Trade, Trade Policy)
- August 30 » Senate Shrimp Supporters Move to Protect U.S. Shrimpers from Illegal Imports (Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Traceability, Trade, Trade Policy)
- August 25 » SSA Hopes Shrimpers Stay Safe During Hurricane Harvey (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- August 24 » July Shrimp Landings Up from Last Year; Louisiana Landings Poor (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- August 7 » For the Second Straight Month, FDA Reports No Shrimp Entry Line Refusals for Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- July 24 » June Shrimp Catch Down; Louisiana Landings Show Sharp Drop (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- June 29 » Commerce Discontinues Use of Bangladeshi Wage Rates to Value Vietnamese Labor Costs in Shrimp Antidumping Duty Proceedings (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- June 26 » Through May, Highest Volume of Shrimp Landings in the Gulf Since 2006 (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- June 12 » Request for Public Comments: Coast Guard Regulatory Form (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- June 7 » FDA Refused 22 Shrimp Entry Lines in April and May for Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 24 » Unusually High Shrimp Production in April; Dockside Prices Recovered (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- May 11 » Solid Senate Support for Combatting Illegal Shrimp Imports (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Forced Labor, Letters, Trade)
- May 5 » FDA’s Refusals of Indian Shrimp for Antibiotics Spike in April (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 2 » ITC Votes to Maintain Antidumping Duties on Shrimp from China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam; Trade Relief on Brazilian Shrimp Will End (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- April 26 » Broad Support for Shrimp Antidumping Duties Voiced by Federal and State Elected Officials (Antidumping Litigation, Letters, Trade)
- April 25 » Dockside Prices for Small Shrimp Up In March, First Quarter Landings Above Historical Average (Landings Data)
- April 25 » Minh Phu Again Leads the FDA’s April Shrimp Refusals for Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- April 10 » Reduced Cost – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- April 4 » Minh Phu Leads the FDA’s March Shrimp Refusals for Antibiotics; Japanese and Canadian Government Reporting Also Indicate Issues (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 31 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Strongly Supports Executive Order on Duty Collection (Antidumping Litigation, Trade, Trade Policy)
- March 22 » In February, Improvement in Shrimp Landings and Prices (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 14 » LDWF to Open Shrimp Season In a Portion Of Louisiana Offshore Waters March 17 (Safety and Regulations)
- March 6 » Chinese Shrimp Continue to Show Antibiotic Contamination (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- February 23 » 2017 Begins With More Shrimp Landings and Improved Dockside Prices (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- February 21 » Multiple FREE – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Courses (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- February 6 » 2017 Begins With A Large Number of Thai Shrimp Refusals for Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- January 18 » U.S. Government Accountability Office Forum on Commercial Fishing Vessel Classification Standards (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- January 17 » Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshop in Palacios, Texas (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- January 17 » Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshop in Kemah, Texas (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- January 13 » Petition In Opposition to Rule Changes Requested by The North Carolina Wildlife Federation Has Over 3,000 Supporters (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), Fisheries Management)
- January 4 » 2016 Was a Record Year for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
2016 (84)
- December 27 » DEADLINE FOR SUNSET REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES IS TOMORROW, DECEMBER 28, 2016 (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- December 20 » Reduced Cost – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- December 15 » BloombergBusinessweek Investigative Report Documents How Contaminated Shrimp from China Is Intentionally Entered Into the U.S. Market through Fraud (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- December 8 » Indian Shrimp Refusals for Antibiotics This Year Match Record Year for China Shrimp Refusals (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 29 » U.S. International Trade Commission Issues Questionnaires and Schedule for Final Phase of Sunset Review (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- November 22 » October Landings the Lowest of the Last Fifteen Years (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- November 7 » FDA Refusals for Banned Antibiotics in Shrimp Lowest Since October 2013 (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- October 20 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Asks Customs and Border Protection to Use New Anti-Evasion Administrative Proceedings to Prevent Trade Fraud (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- October 20 » Prices Up, Volumes Down in September for Shrimp in the Gulf (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- October 11 » FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REJECTS VIETNAMESE EXPORTER’S DUTY RATE CHALLENGE (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- October 11 » The Southern Shrimp Alliance Submits Comments to Congress Regarding the Effective Enforcement of U.S. Trade Laws (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- October 4 » Limited FDA Refusals for Banned Antibiotics in Shrimp in September (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- September 27 » Poll Finds 83% of Americans Support New Seafood Traceability Requirements (Fraud Enforcement, Traceability)
- September 6 » FDA Refusals in August Show Enhanced Coordination Among Ports to Stop Unsafe Shrimp from Entering U.S. Market (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- September 1 » U.S. Customs and Border Protection Stands Up New Investigation Proceedings to Counter Evasion of Trade Remedy Laws (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Trade)
- August 30 » Why is a Seafood Traceability Program So Important to the US Shrimp Industry ? (Forced Labor, Fraud Enforcement, Testimony/Comments, Traceability, Trade)
- August 22 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Statement on Antibiotics in Imported Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 5 » FDA Reports Refusing Sixteen Entry Lines of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp from a Single Indian Exporter in July (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 5 » MSI Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- August 5 » Oil Spill Science Seminar: Technology and Deepwater Horizon – August 30 (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- August 3 » NOAA Fisheries Announces the Extension of the Gulf of Mexico Commercial Shrimp Permit Moratorium (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits)
- July 27 » URGENT NOTICE TO FEDERAL GULF OF MEXICO SHRIMP PERMIT HOLDERS (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits)
- July 20 » Coast Guard Issues New Strategy for Alternate Safety Compliance Program (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- July 5 » FDA Refuses Shrimp for Antibiotics from Four Different Countries in June (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 10 » U.S. International Trade Commission Votes to Conduct Full Sunset Reviews (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- June 6 » Indian Shrimp Refusals for Antibiotics Establish Record; First Thai Shrimp Refused for Antibiotics Since 2005 (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- May 19 » Recent Study Demonstrates Link Between Use of Antibiotics in Livestock with Development of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Aquatic Environments (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 12 » Oil Spill Science Seminar: Sharing Gulf Science Discoveries for Management (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- May 5 » FDA’s Refusals of Indian Shrimp for Banned Antibiotics at Record Levels (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- April 27 » Submission of Comments on TEDs/Skimmer Trawls (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- April 22 » Shrimp Landing Volumes Once Again at Record Levels in March, With Sharp Divergence in Prices for Large and Small Shrimp (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- April 18 » FDA Issues Import Alert on Peninsular Malaysian Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- April 4 » FDA Continues to Report Banned Antibiotics in Indian Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 23 » Shrimp Landing Volumes at Record Levels in February, Prices Remain Low (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 17 » Shrimp AP Takes A Thoughtful Approach To The Future of the Gulf Shrimp Fishery (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits)
- March 10 » Two Upcoming Sea Grant Oils Spill Science Seminar (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- March 1 » Second Sunset Review of Shrimp Antidumping Duty Orders Begins (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- February 29 » Letter from Representative Boustany to SSA re: PROTECT Act (Duty Evasion, Industry Enhancement, Letters, Trade)
- February 20 » Louisiana Town Hall Meetings in 2016 (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- February 19 » F/V Drill Conductor Workshop for Commercial Fishermen (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- February 16 » Alabama & Mississippi Town Hall Meeting in 2016 (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- February 12 » Louisiana Fisheries Forward Summit – March 1, 2016 (Industry Enhancement, Marketing, Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses, Shrimp Quailty)
- February 11 » Court of International Trade Upholds Duties Imposed on Indian Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation)
- February 10 » Use of Electronic Charts and Publications in Lieu of Paper Charts, Maps and Publications (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- February 3 » Sunset Review of Shrimp Antidumping Duty Orders Will Be Initiated in March (Antidumping Litigation)
- February 3 » Coast Guard Bill Passes- Important Progress Made for US Shrimp Fleet (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- January 28 » South Carolina Town Hall Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- January 27 » REMINDER: Georgia Town Hall Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- January 25 » Georgia Town Hall Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- January 22 » Final 2015 Landings Data: Low Volumes, Lower Prices (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- January 22 » REMINDER: Southern Shrimp Alliance to Present at North Carolina Fisheries Association Annual Membership Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- January 20 » Southern Shrimp Alliance to Present at North Carolina Fisheries Association Annual Membership Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Town Hall Meetings)
- January 11 » FECSPI and Southern Shrimp Alliance Joint Meeting (Antidumping Litigation, Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Trade)
- January 8 » Giving Texas Agriculture a Voice on Capitol Hill (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Forced Labor, Trade)
- January 7 » GMFMC Public Hearing schedule for Shrimp Amendment 17A (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits)
- January 7 » Free F/V Drill Conductor Workshop for Commercial Fishermen (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- January 6 » 2015 Record Year for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
2015 (67)
- December 21 » November Shrimp Landings in Texas and Mississippi Are Lowest Recorded Since 2002 (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- December 14 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Hails House Vote on Customs Enforcement (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Forced Labor, Trade)
- December 4 » Shipments of Vietnamese Shrimp Contaminated with Antibiotics Discovered by FDA Again in November (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 10 » Annual Board Meeting 2015 Update (Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters, Town Hall Meetings, Trade)
- November 4 » National Ocean Council Committee Designates Shrimp as an “At-Risk” Species (Antibiotics and Additives, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Short Weights, Traceability, Trade)
- November 4 » FDA Refusals of Shrimp for Antibiotics Increase in October; Agency Has Now Refused More Indian Shrimp Entry Lines for Antibiotics in 2015 Than in Prior Three Years Combined (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- October 26 » Second Most Productive September for Gulf Shrimpers in Last Six Years, Dockside Prices Remain Low (Landings Data)
- October 21 » CFVS – Marine Safety Information Bulletin (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- October 5 » COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT AFFIRMS APPLICATION OF 112.81% DUTIES ON CHINESE SHRIMP EXPORTS (Antidumping Litigation)
- September 25 » F/V Drill Conductor Workshop for Commercial Fishermen (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- September 24 » Seafoodnews.com: Thailand Setting the Stage for Permanent and Profitable Shrimp Recovery (Trade)
- September 22 » Lots of Shrimp Landed in the Gulf of Mexico in August, But For Very Low Prices (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 22 » New publications and science seminar focus on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- September 18 » NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON FEDERAL SHRIMP PERMITS (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits, Testimony/Comments)
- September 18 » AMSEA Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Workshops (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- September 4 » August Sets New Record for FDA Refusals of Shrimp Entry Lines Based on Antibiotic Contamination (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- August 26 » August 18, 2015 Updated CFVS Mandatory Exam Letter to Fishing Industry Vessel Owners and Operators (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- August 24 » Despite Strong Production in Texas in July, Gulf Shrimp Landings Remain Low While Dockside Prices Fall (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- August 12 » North Carolina Company Sentenced for Mislabeling Imported, Farm-Raised Shrimp as Wild-Caught Domestic Shrimp (Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling)
- August 11 » FREE – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- August 7 » REDUCED COST – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- August 6 » Court of International Trade Upholds Two Commerce Determinations Applying Antidumping Duties to Imported Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation)
- August 5 » FDA Refusals of Shrimp with Banned Antibiotics Spike Again in July (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- July 29 » Dismal June as Shrimp Landings Drop to Record Lows, Prices Fall (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- July 21 » FREE – AMSEA Commercial Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor Course (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- July 6 » Half Way through 2015, FDA’s Refusals of Shrimp for Banned Antibiotics Hits Record High (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 16 » Closing of Louisiana Spring Shrimp Season in Portions of Shrimp Management Zones 1&2 (Fisheries Management)
- June 9 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Requests that National Ocean Council Committee Designate Shrimp an “At Risk” Species (Fraud Enforcement, Traceability)
- June 9 » Court of International Trade Remands Commerce’s Decision to Exempt Chinese Shrimp Exporter from Antidumping Duties (Antidumping Litigation)
- June 4 » Development of Commercial Fishing Vessel Alternate Safety Compliance Programs (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- June 4 » FDA Entry Lines Refusals for Shrimp Contaminated with Antibiotics Close to Record High (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- May 21 » Through First Four Months, Shrimp Landings Higher Than 2014 But Lower Than Historic Average (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- May 4 » FDA Continues to Refuse High Volumes of Imported Shrimp Entry Lines Due to Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- April 23 » Louisiana Posts Weakest March Shrimp Landings in Last Fifteen Years (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- April 23 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Strongly Endorses H.R. 1907, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Duty Evasion, Trade)
- April 7 » FDA Crackdown on Contaminated Shrimp Continues – Historic Levels of Entry Line Refusals Surpasses All Previous Agency Experience (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 24 » Large Increases in Texas and Alabama Lead to Biggest February Production in Six Years (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 23 » Delcambre Dock Day 2015 is on Tuesday, March 24th at the Delcambre Shrimp Festival Building (Industry Enhancement)
- March 18 » Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security Issue Joint Statement Regarding “Next Steps for the H-2B Program” (H2B Visas, Industry Enhancement)
- March 12 » Since February, FDA Has Added Thirteen More Shrimp Exporters, Including BAP-Certified Companies, to Antibiotic Import Alerts (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 4 » FDA Is Cracking Down on Contaminated Shrimp Imports (Update) (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 3 » Know Your Supplier (Update): FDA Adds Five More Malaysian Companies to Import Alerts for Antibiotic Contamination of Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- February 23 » January Landings of Shrimp in Gulf of Mexico Second Lowest in Last Decade (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- February 11 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Applauds the U.S. Trade Representative’s WTO Challenge to Chinese Export Subsidies (Trade, Trade Policy)
- February 2 » SSA Asks FDA to Take Additional Action Regarding Shrimp Shipped from Malaysia (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Newsletters, Trade)
- January 27 » F/V Drill Conductor Workshops in North Carolina (Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- January 23 » Drill Conductor Training & other updates (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses, Vessel Safety)
- January 22 » Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Landings in 2014 Consistent With Recent Historical Average (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- January 21 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Submits Comments Supporting the Recommendations Proposed by the President’s Task Force on IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud (Forced Labor, Fraud Enforcement, Testimony/Comments, Traceability, Trade, Trade Policy)
2014 (49)
- December 23 » November Landings of Shrimp in Gulf of Mexico Highest Since 2010 (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- December 19 » EPA vessel discharge permit signed by President (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Safety and Regulations)
- December 12 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Supports U.S. Customs and Border Protection Efforts to Counter Fraudulent Trade (Duty Evasion, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- December 10 » EPA VESSEL DISCHARGE PERMIT LEGISLATION (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Safety and Regulations)
- December 5 » Know Your Supplier Update: FDA Refusing Record Amounts of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- December 5 » NOAA Fisheries is Alerting Fishermen of a Recently Installed Subsea Cable off Jacksonville, Florida (Safety and Regulations, Vessel Safety)
- November 20 » NOAA Gulf of Mexico Data for October Show Continued Recovery in Shrimp Landings Volume (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- November 20 » Know Your Supplier: FDA Refusing Record Amounts of Shrimp Contaminated with Banned Antibiotics (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- November 18 » $466k in Byrd Funds Available for Distribution to Shrimp Industry in FY2014 (CDSOA, Trade)
- November 17 » U.S. Department of Commerce Requests U.S. Customs and Border Protection to Investigate Evasion of Antidumping Duties (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Letters, Trade)
- October 22 » NOAA Gulf Landings Data for September Show Another Big Production Month for Louisiana and Alabama (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 30 » U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Results of Administrative Review Combating Fraud in Chinese Shrimp Trade (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- September 22 » NOAA Gulf Landings Data for August Show Robust Month in Louisiana and Alabama, but Another Down Month for Texas (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 3 » Commentary: Criminal Defamation Case Against Prominent Labor Activist Starts in Thailand (Forced Labor, Letters, Trade)
- September 2 » IUU Seafood Fraud Task Force (Duty Evasion, Forced Labor, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Short Weights, Testimony/Comments, Traceability, Trade)
- August 21 » NMFS Approves Coral Amendment 8 in the South Atlantic (Coral Reef Management, Fisheries Management, Letters)
- August 8 » Know Your Supplier: Is Your Peeled and Deveined Shrimp from Malaysia? (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- July 10 » What’s Causing High Prices for Shrimp? (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Industry Enhancement, Trade)
- July 8 » Know Your Supplier (Update): The Broken Record, Banned Antibiotics, and Vietnamese Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- July 2 » Senator Landrieu’s Enforcement Efforts Huge Boost to Shrimp Industry (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade, Trade Policy)
- July 1 » NOAA Fisheries Publishes Correction Notices for Coral Amendment 8 Proposed Rule and Notice of Availability (Coral Reef Management, Fisheries Management)
- June 20 » Know Your Supplier: The Broken Record, Banned Antibiotics, and Vietnamese Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- June 9 » SSA Comments on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization (Fisheries Management, Testimony/Comments)
- April 23 » IMPORTANT ACTIONS TAKEN ON GULF SHRIMP PERMIT MORATORIUM (Fisheries Management, Gulf Shrimp Permits)
- April 10 » MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS ON ELECTRONIC LOGBOOK PROGRAM (Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Letters)
- April 1 » UNPRECEDENTED FISHING INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR SENATE VESSEL DISCHARGE PERMIT EXEMPTION BILL (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Fisheries Management, In the News, Safety and Regulations)
- March 25 » Where Is Shrimp Processed in the United States? NOAA Data Confirms Resurgence of the Domestic Shrimp Processing Industry in the South (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- March 21 » Report Confirms Broad Benefits of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (Industry Enhancement, Newsletters, TAAF)
- March 20 » Commerce Announces Preliminary Results in Eighth Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- March 19 » Commerce Issues Final Re-Determination of Duty Rates Calculated for Vietnamese Exporter Affiliate of Ocean Duke; Re-Opens Sunset Review to Consider Evidence of Fraud (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Newsletters, Trade)
- March 12 » IMPORTANT PROGRESS MADE ON VESSEL DISCHARGE PERMIT EXEMPTION LEGISLATION (EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Safety and Regulations)
- February 10 » LOUISIANA Town Hall Meetings in 2014 (Fisheries Management, Fraud Enforcement, Industry Enhancement, Safety and Regulations, Town Hall Meetings, Trade)
- January 21 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Omnibus Appropriations Bill Highlights Continuing Concerns Regarding Labor in Bangladeshi Shrimp Industry (Forced Labor, H2B Visas, Industry Enhancement, Trade)
2013 (83)
- December 26 » NOAA Reports Indicate 2013 Will Be an Average Production Year (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- December 16 » Commerce Reverses Past Determination in Response to Fraud (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Trade)
- December 9 » 12-7-2013 Updated Seismographic Boundaries Coordinates (Safety and Regulations, Seismographic Activity)
- November 27 » $7.16 Million in Byrd Funds Available for Distribution to Shrimp Industry in FY2013 (CDSOA, Trade)
- November 26 » Commerce Stops Using $0.21/Hour Wage Rate to Calculate Dumping Margins (Antidumping Litigation, Forced Labor, Trade)
- November 15 » Seafood Broker Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Antidumping Duty Evasion Scheme (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Short Weights, Trade)
- November 8 » FDA Expands Import Alert on Chloramphenicol to Cover All Crustaceans, Including Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- October 29 » NOAA Reports that Louisiana Shrimp Harvest Is the Largest Since 2009 (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- September 20 » International Trade Commission Declines to Impose Countervailing Duties on Imported Shrimp (Trade)
- September 13 » Commerce Announces Preliminarily Results That Would Substantially Increase Duties Owed on Past Entries of Vietnamese Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- August 1 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Antibiotics in Vietnam’s Shrimp Aquaculture and the Limits of Industry Certification (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
- August 1 » Comment: Court of International Trade Again Rejects Use of a Twenty-One Cents an Hour Wage Rate to Value Labor in Antidumping Cases (Antidumping Litigation, Forced Labor, Trade)
- July 24 » Court of International Trade Affirms Commerce’s Treatment of Chinese Exporter Found to Have Committed Material Misrepresentation (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- July 22 » Commerce Authorized to Consider Evidence Regarding Circumvention of Shrimp Antidumping Duties (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- July 22 » Federal Agencies Confirm Early Mortality Syndrome Not a Threat To US Shrimp Consumers or Producers (Industry Enhancement, Letters, Shrimp Quailty, Trade)
- July 18 » Proposed Critical Habitat for Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Fisheries Management, Loggerhead Turtle Reclassification, More Management Issues, Testimony/Comments)
- July 1 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): United States Suspends Bangladesh’s GSP Benefits (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Trade)
- June 28 » Louisiana Coast Guard vessel owner and crew member safety meeting (Onboard Safety, Safety and Regulations, Safety Courses)
- June 7 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): “The Walmart Effect: Child and Worker Rights Violations at Narong Seafood, Thailand’s Model Shrimp Processing Factory” (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Trade)
- May 31 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): “Sold to the Sea: Human Trafficking in Thailand’s Fishing Industry” (Forced Labor, Trade)
- May 28 » Federal Court of Appeals Authorizes Commerce to Consider Evidence Regarding Circumvention (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Newsletters, Trade)
- April 24 » Early Mortality Syndrome (Industry Enhancement, Letters, Shrimp Quailty, Trade, Trade Policy)
- April 9 » New Boundary Update on Seismograph Activity (Safety and Regulations, Seismographic Activity)
- March 27 » Memorandum of Agreement Signed to Secure Labor Rights in Bangladeshi Shrimp Processing Sector (Newsletters)
- March 14 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Submits Report on Labor Abuses in Bangladesh’s Farmed-Shrimp Industry (Forced Labor, Testimony/Comments, Trade, Trade Policy)
- March 13 » Plea Agreement in Honey Duty Evasion Scheme Underscores Threat Posed by Commercial Fraud to Integrity of Imported Food Supply (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- March 12 » SSA ENDORSES NEW LEGISLATION TO COMBAT SEAFOOD FRAUD AND IMPROVE SAFETY (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Letters, Mislabeling, Traceability, Trade)
- March 11 » New Boundary Update on Seismograph Activity (Safety and Regulations, Seismographic Activity)
- March 7 » SSA Condemns Criminal Defamation Case Filed Against Prominent Labor Activist in Thailand (Forced Labor, Letters, Newsletters, Trade)
- March 4 » New Boundary Update on Seismograph Activity (Safety and Regulations, Seismographic Activity)
- February 22 » Mississippi Department of Marine Resources accepting applications for the position of Executive Director (Fisheries Management)
- February 21 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Applauds the Federal Government’s Aggressive Criminal Investigation of Antidumping Duty Circumvention (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- February 21 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Forced Labor in Thai Shrimp Processing Industry (Forced Labor, Trade)
- February 21 » IMPORTANT REMINDER FOR ALL SHRIMP SKIMMER TRAWL FISHERMEN (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- February 21 » New Boundary Update on Seismograph Activity (Safety and Regulations, Seismographic Activity)
- February 8 » SSA Continues to Express Concerns About Offshore Aquaculture (Fisheries Management, Letters, More Management Issues, Offshore Aquaculture, Testimony/Comments)
- February 7 » U.S. International Trade Commission Votes to Continue Countervailing Duty Cases (Legal Filings, Trade)
- January 15 » Many More in the Shrimp Industry Get Involved in Countervailing Duty Case (Legal Filings, Trade)
- January 14 » Shrimp Industry Congratulates Texas Sea Grant Team Winners of 2012 Superior Service Award (Industry Enhancement, TAAF)
- January 11 » Industry Weighs In on Countervailing Duty Case; COGSI Claims to Represent 97.76% of All Domestic Shrimp Processing (Legal Filings, Trade)
- January 9 » Trade Court Authorizes Commerce to Consider Evidence Regarding Circumvention (Duty Evasion, Trade)
- January 2 » FDA Adds Two Vietnamese Shrimp Exporters to Import Alert for Antibiotic Contamination (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
2012 (84)
- December 27 » How Does a Shrimp Boat Work? (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- December 19 » Know Your Supplier: Bangladesh (Antibiotics and Additives, Fraud Enforcement, Short Weights, Trade)
- December 7 » Rep. Boustany Shepherds PROTECT Act into Ways & Means Bill, Furthers Efforts to Help Shrimpers (Press Releases, Trade)
- November 30 » NOAA Law Enforcement Taking Strong Action Against Shrimp Mislabeling (Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling)
- November 28 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): “Bad Cocktail” – Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Focus on Labor in Thai Shrimp Processing Industry (Forced Labor, Trade)
- November 28 » P.D. Mason Featured in Documentary About North Carolina Commercial Fishing (In the News)
- November 27 » TEDs Not Required in Skimmer Trawls (Fisheries Management, Testimony/Comments, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- November 19 » Court of International Trade Rejects Twenty-one Cent an Hour Wage Rate for Vietnamese Shrimp Industry (Antidumping Litigation)
- November 6 » Why Is the FDA Inspecting So Little Seafood from Vietnam? (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Trade)
- October 23 » Why Is the FDA Inspecting So Little Seafood from Vietnam? (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
- October 19 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Eliminating Child and Forced Labor from the Shrimp Supply Chain Update II (Forced Labor, Trade)
- October 15 » New TED Compliance Rules in Effect (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- October 12 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Eliminating Child and Forced Labor from the Shrimp Supply Chain Update (Forced Labor, Trade)
- October 9 » Know Your Supplier (Continued): Ethoxyquin, Nitrofurans, and Chloramphenicol (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- September 28 » Know Your Supplier Continued: Eliminating Child and Forced Labor from the Shrimp Supply Chain (Forced Labor, Newsletters, Trade)
- September 10 » Federal Agencies Step Up Efforts to Address Shrimp Import Fraud (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- September 6 » LDWF Closes a Portion of Coastal Waters Due to the Emergence of Oil on Adjacent Beaches (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- September 5 » Settling With BP? Maximize Your Settlement Through Tax Planning (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- August 10 » GAO Report Confirms Improvements in the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (Industry Enhancement, TAAF, Trade)
- June 28 » Council Acts on SSA initiatives (Fisheries Management, More Management Issues, Newsletters)
- June 25 » Rauch’s response to Council’s letter regarding ELB’s (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- June 25 » Council’s Letter to Rauch regarding ELBs (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- June 11 » Why Does Congress Listen to SSA (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 11 » Read AOAC Article on Seafood Initiative here: (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 11 » Read Certified Laboratories Inc. 2002 Memorandum to NFI Members here: (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 7 » Gutting Commentary Critical of NMFS on TEDs FW: Urner Barry’s FTD Trade Alert 07 June 2012 (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- May 24 » Bill of Information filed in the case against Worldwide Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- May 17 » SSA’s John Williams Testifies before House Subcommittee on Need to Strengthen Protections from Illegal Shrimp Trade (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Newsletters, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- May 17 » SSA’s Testimony on Duty Evasion (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- May 14 » Boustany and Richmond Team to PROTECT Gulf Coast Producers (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 10 » Louisiana Congressmen Tackle Illegal Circumvention of Trade Laws, Help Commercial Fishermen (Antibiotics and Additives, Forced Labor, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 8 » NOAA Reaches Settlement with NGOs on Turtle Lawsuit, Issues Proposed Regulations For Skimmer Trawls (Fisheries Management, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- April 10 » News Alert: Safety Issues with Vietnamese Seafood Persist (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- April 10 » Vietnamese exporters included on government lists for rejections or concerns regarding banned antibiotics or herbicides (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade)
- March 15 » Louisiana Town Hall Meetings (March 2012) (Industry Enhancement, Newsletters, Town Hall Meetings)
- March 12 » FDA: Vietnam Walked Away from Commitment to Test Shrimp, Basa, Tra, and Crabmeat Exports to the United States (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- March 12 » Southern Shrimp Alliance’s Written Statement to the House Ways and Means Committee (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- March 8 » Ecuador and Organic Shrimp’s “Murky Waters” (Antibiotics and Additives, Industry Enhancement, Marketing, Newsletters, Trade)
- March 8 » Food Safety and the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (Antibiotics and Additives, Trade, Trade Policy)
- February 17 » Convictions Handed Down in Seafood Mislabeling Case; Investigation Uncovered Massive Fraud in Shrimp Trade (Duty Evasion, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- February 17 » Assistant U.S. Attorney’s full reporting of the Cambodian shrimp transshipment scheme (Duty Evasion, Trade)
- February 17 » Southern Shrimp Alliance’s Comments to the COAC (Duty Evasion, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- February 2 » Shrimp Industry Lauds Georgia’s Sampling & Testing Program; Requests Greater Vigilance (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- January 30 » GCCF Makes “Four Times” Payment Methodology Retroactive To Those Who Previously Accepted “Two Times” Payment Offers (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- January 23 » Court Limits Impact of Previously Ordered 6% Hold-back on GCCF Claims (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- January 23 » DOJ Challenges 6% Holdback of Final Payments Made by GCCF (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement)
- January 10 » Japanese and Canadian Governments: Vietnamese Farmed Seafood Imports Unsafe (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- January 10 » SSA sends letter to FDA regarding Vietnamese Seafood Imports (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
2011 (61)
- December 21 » SSA Confident that GCCF Will Apply Final Payment Methodology Modifications to Claimants Who Previously Accepted Final Offers (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- December 21 » NOAA Fisheries’ Statistics Confirm Poor Harvest of Shrimp in November (Industry Enhancement, Landings Data)
- December 13 » SSA Letter to Ken Feinberg Regarding GCCF Modifications to Shrimp Industry Final Payment Methodology (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Letters, Newsletters)
- December 7 » Important Information Regarding GCCF Claims (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- December 7 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Paper for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Details Widespread Fraud in Evasion of Antidumping Duties (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Newsletters, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- November 30 » Gulf Coast Claims Facility Announces Changes to Compensation Formula for Shrimpers (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- November 23 » $31.3 Million in CDSOA Funds Distributed to Shrimp Industry in 2011 (CDSOA, Newsletters, Trade)
- November 7 » CBP Announces Withholding of Minimal Amounts of CDSOA Funds in FY2011 (CDSOA, Newsletters, Trade)
- November 3 » SSA Welcomes Enforcement of Turtle Excluder Device Laws (Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- October 28 » Newsletter: Board Meeting; Electronic Logbooks; Chinese Duty Evasion (Antidumping Litigation, Blacknose Shark Management, Duty Evasion, Fisheries Management, Legal Filings, Letters, More Management Issues, Newsletters, Smalltooth Sawfish Management, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- October 5 » Persistent Food Safety Problems with Seafood Exported from Vietnam Undermines the FDA’s Oversight of Imported Food Products (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Newsletters, Trade)
- September 29 » Important Information for Shrimpers Who Worked in BP’s Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) Program (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- September 6 » Court of International Trade Remands U.S. Dept of Commerce’s Refusal To Consider Evidence Regarding Circumvention of an Antidumping Order (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- August 11 » Press Release on NOAA’s Denial of ENGO Petitions (Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Testimony/Comments, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- August 11 » NMFS Denies Oceana petition, SSA Comments on Scoping Documents (Fisheries Management, Letters, Newsletters, Testimony/Comments)
- August 1 » Seafood Distributor Sentenced for Mislabeling Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- July 20 » Message Regarding TED Manufacturers (Fisheries Management, Newsletters, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- June 27 » SSA Files Brief Asking Supreme Court to Hear Case on Zeroing in Antidumping Duty Investigations (Legal Filings, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 23 » FDA: India Implemented Mandatory Testing for Shrimp (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Newsletters, Trade)
- June 17 » Shrimpers Address Turtle Excluder Device Compliance Problem (Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- June 16 » A Message on Turtle Excluder Device Compliance (Fisheries Management, Newsletters, Turtle Excluder Devices (TED))
- May 24 » SSA Notifies FDA of Substantial Increase in Imports from Indian Exporter Subject to Two Import Alerts (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
- May 20 » SSA Describes Rampant Customs Fraud and Duty Evasion Relating to Shrimp Imports in Statement to U.S. Senate (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- May 17 » GAO Issues Report Calling on FDA to Improve Oversight of Imported Seafood (Antibiotics and Additives, Newsletters, Trade)
- May 11 » U.S. Government Files Lawsuit to Recover Antidumping Duties on Mislabeled Seafood (Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- May 9 » Two Seafood Execs Sentenced for Mislabeling (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- May 3 » SSA Responds to China’s Request for Consultations re: Shrimp Duties (Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- April 28 » Florida Seafood Company Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Mislabel Shrimp (Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- April 27 » Commerce Amends Trade Remedy to Apply Antidumping Duties to Dusted Shrimp (CDSOA, Duty Evasion, Newsletters, Trade)
- March 21 » Foreign Shrimp Exporter Adopts Coding System to Prevent Seafood Fraud (Antibiotics and Additives, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases, Trade)
- March 18 » SSA Praises Federal Agencies for Reconsideration of Proposed Turtle Rule (Fisheries Management, Loggerhead Turtle Reclassification, More Management Issues, Press Releases)
- March 18 » Loggerhead Turtles (Fisheries Management, Loggerhead Turtle Reclassification, More Management Issues, Newsletters)
- March 15 » SSA Successfully Defends Antidumping Duty Orders (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- March 7 » Elected Officials Show Support for Continued Duties on Dumped Shrimp Imports (Antidumping Litigation, Letters, Press Releases, Trade)
- February 18 » SSA Objects to Proposed Changes to How the U.S. Calculates Antidumping Duties (Antidumping Litigation, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- February 17 » SSA Highly Critical of Gulf Coast Claims Facility’s Proposed Payment Methodology (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters, Press Releases)
- February 16 » SSA’ s Comments to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Testimony/Comments)
- February 7 » Gulf Coast Claims Facility Announces Eligibility and Substantiation Criteria for the Calculation Methodology for Final and Interim Payments (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- February 1 » Shrimp Industry Testifies before the ITC in Sunset Review (Antidumping Litigation, Testimony/Comments)
- January 31 » Comments on Methodology for Respondent Selection in AD Proceedings (Antidumping Litigation, Testimony/Comments)
- January 31 » Comments on Criteria for Establishing Non-Market Economy AD Rates (Antidumping Litigation, Testimony/Comments)
- January 26 » Fraud and Mislabeling Update (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
- January 14 » FYI–Gulf Coast Claims Facility Press Release (Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Newsletters)
- January 13 » Guilty Plea in Shrimp Mislabeling Case Highlights Fraud in Shrimp Market (Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Newsletters, Trade)
2010 (65)
- December 22 » TAA Final Deadline for FY2011 Applications is Dec 23, 2010 (Industry Enhancement, Newsletters, TAAF)
- December 22 » Shrimpers Welcome Amendment to Improve Imported Seafood Safety (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 24 » Shrimpers Welcome Amendment to Improve Imported Seafood Safety (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 20 » SSA Sends Letter Encouraging Imported Food Safety (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Trade)
- November 19 » Preventing Mislabeling and Transshipment (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Mislabeling, Trade)
- October 25 » Sample SSA Filings at the Department of Commerce (Legal Filings, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- October 18 » Providing Enforcement Solutions (Antibiotics and Additives, Letters, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- October 18 » Influencing Fisheries Management Plans (Blacknose Shark Management, Coral Reef Management, Fisheries Management, Loggerhead Turtle Reclassification, More Management Issues, Offshore Aquaculture, Red Snapper Management, Rock Shrimp Permit Requirements, Smalltooth Sawfish Management, Testimony/Comments)
- October 18 » Addressing Permit and Gear Requirements (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), EPA Discharge Permits (NPDES), Fisheries Management, Safety and Regulations)
- October 18 » Achieving Equitable Benefits of Trade Relief (Antidumping Litigation, CDSOA, Duty Evasion, Trade)
- October 8 » Deadline for Trade Adjustment Assistance Applications: September 23, 2010 (Industry Enhancement, TAAF, Trade)
- June 1 » Jimmy Buffet Working with Shrimper on Alternative Fuel Source (Conservation, In the News, Industry Enhancement)
- May 15 » EPA Approves Undersea Dispersants, Ignores U.S. Fisheries Concerns (Antibiotics and Additives, Disaster Response, Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 10 » Shrimpers Welcome Testing of Water Column (Antibiotics and Additives, Disaster Response, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 5 » Long-term Effects of Dispersant Cause Concern for Shrimpers (Antibiotics and Additives, Disaster Response, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Letters, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 29 » U.S. Shrimpers Assist in Oil Spill Clean-Up (Disaster Response, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases)
- April 27 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Reacts to Oil Spill (Disaster Response, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases)
- April 1 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Condemns Mislabeling on U.S. Shrimp Packages (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
2009 (7)
- November 6 » Addressing Collapsing Prices at the Dock (Antidumping Litigation, Industry Enhancement, Landings Data, Trade)
- April 2 » CBP Removes Enhanced Bonding Requirements on Shrimp Imports (Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- March 24 » GAO Study Links Duty Circumvention with Evasion of Food Safety Laws (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
2008 (10)
- November 18 » SSA Sends Letter to USTR about APEC Meetings (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Fraud Enforcement, Letters, Mislabeling, Press Releases, Trade, Trade Policy)
- November 18 » Customs Cracks Down on Illegally Labeled Chinese Shrimp Imports (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 15 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Sues U.S. Customs and Border Protection; CDSOA Distributions Temporarily Delayed (CDSOA, Legal Filings, Press Releases, Trade)
- September 9 » CBP Must Prevent Undercollection of Duties (Duty Evasion, Letters, Press Releases, Trade)
- July 23 » WTO Rules that US Cannot Take Effective Steps to Collect Antidumping Duties (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 15 » Shrimpers Decry the Administration’s Reluctance to Aggressively Defend U.S. Trade Laws (Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
- February 26 » Testimony to Congress Denounces FDA Reliance on Self-Policing Instead of Testing (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
2007 (16)
- October 5 » U.S. Shrimpers: Customs and Border Protection Can Help FDA Improve Food Safety (Antibiotics and Additives, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Testimony/Comments, Trade)
- October 3 » U.S. Shrimp Industry Recommends Changes to Strengthen FDA (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- September 10 » Review of Shrimp Antidumping Duties Offers Mixed Results (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- August 28 » U.S. Department of Commerce Unnecessarily Terminates Antidumping Duties on Shrimp from Ecuador; SSA Denounces Failure to Enforce U.S. Trade Laws (Antidumping Litigation, Trade)
- August 2 » Shrimp Industry Welcomes Congressional Attention to Seafood Safety (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- July 30 » SSA Denounces DOC Recommendation to Remove Antidumping Duties on Ecuadorian Shrimp Imports (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- June 22 » SSA Announces New Commitments and Issues Challenges to U.S. Shrimp Industry (Antidumping Litigation, CDSOA, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Marketing, Press Releases, Trade)
- June 14 » SSA Files a Defamation Lawsuit Against the Louisiana Shrimp Association (Industry Enhancement, Press Releases)
- June 7 » Inconsistency on Zeroing Could Harm Shrimp Industry (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- June 4 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Efforts Lead to Better Enforcement of U.S. Trade Laws (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 30 » U.S. Senators Urge Full Enforcement of U.S. Laws in Shrimp Antidumping Cases (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 28 » U.S. Shrimpers Applauds Alabama Ban of Chinese Catfish, Calls for Increased Testing of Imported Seafood Nationwide (Antibiotics and Additives, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 24 » Shrimp Industry Poised to Lose Millions of Dollars in Relief (CDSOA, Press Releases, Trade)
- March 23 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Welcomes Preliminary Results of First Administrative Review, Proceeds with Second Administrative Review (Antidumping Litigation, CDSOA, Press Releases, Trade)
2006 (11)
- December 7 » U.S. Senators Support Investigation of Excessive or Fraudulent Byrd Distributions (CDSOA, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 6 » Customs to Investigate Excessive or Fraudulent Byrd Distributions (CDSOA, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 30 » SSA Efforts Result in Distribution of Over $100 Million to U.S. Shrimp Industry (CDSOA, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 6 » Statement on the Sustainability of U.S. Wild-Caught Shrimp (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), Conservation, Fisheries Management, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases)
- July 7 » 2006 Administrative Review Settlements (Antidumping Litigation, Legal Filings, Press Releases, Trade)
- June 1 » Shrimp Industry Meets Bycatch Reduction Goals Two Years Early (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Red Snapper Management)
- May 15 » Joint Statement by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (Antibiotics and Additives, Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 11 » Joint Statement by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and Empagran (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 7 » Shrimpers Welcome Hurricane Relief Package (Antibiotics and Additives, Disaster Response, Industry Enhancement, Press Releases, Trade)
- March 16 » Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to Meet about Red Snapper Management Plan (Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRD), Fisheries Management, Press Releases, Red Snapper Management)
2005 (3)
- November 2 » ITC Finds Dumping from Thailand and India Still Injure U.S. Shrimpers (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 25 » U.S. Shrimp Industry Disappointed by ITC Decision to Review Antidumping Orders (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- January 6 » U.S. Shrimp Industry Wins Final Antidumping Cases Against Six Countries (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
2004 (17)
- December 20 » Four More Countries Found Dumping Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 15 » U.S. Antidumping Calculations Are Logical and Legal (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 13 » U.S. Shrimpers Note Legal Error in Shrimp Dumping Case (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 1 » Dumped Shrimp Harms Most Valuable U.S. Fishery (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 30 » Shrimpers Hail Finding of Dumped Shrimp from China and Vietnam (Antidumping Litigation, Duty Evasion, Press Releases, Trade)
- November 4 » Letter to Secretary Evans in Response to the American Soybean Association (Antidumping Litigation, Letters, Press Releases, Trade, Trade Policy)
- July 1 » Corporations Make Jumbo Profits from Shrimp (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- June 21 » Voluntary Food Labeling is Not COOL (Fraud Enforcement, Industry Enhancement, Marketing, Press Releases, Traceability)
- May 19 » SSA Comments on Extension of Preliminary Ruling on Shrimp Case (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 14 » The Southern Shrimp Alliance Thanks Louisiana Governor for Support of U.S. Shrimp Industry (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- May 13 » SSA Responds to Political Efforts against Shrimp Petitions (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- April 4 » Southern Shrimp Alliance Statement Regarding CITAC’S Press Conference (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- February 17 » ITC: U.S. Shrimp Industry Injured by Unfair Trade (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- January 21 » Commerce Launches Shrimp Investigations, Commission Holds Conference (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
2003 (2)
- December 31 » U.S. Shrimp Industry Demands Relief from Unfairly Traded Imports (Antidumping Litigation, Press Releases, Trade)
- December 18 » Joint Statement Made by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and CANAINPESCA (Press Releases, Trade)