Bandarísk stjórnvöld hafa bannað innflutning á eldislaxi úr sjókvíaeldi frá Írlandi þar sem starfshættir við eldið samræmast ekki bandarískri löggjöf um vernd spendýra í hafinu.
Bannið tekur gildi 1. janúar.
Vaxandi athygli er á hversu mjög sjókvíaeldi á laxi spillir lífríki hafsins. Þetta er framleiðsluaðferð sem sendir reikninginn fyrir mengun og eyðileggingu til náttúrunnar.
Irish aquaculture producers have called for urgent government intervention after US regulators confirmed that imports of Irish farmed salmon will be prohibited from 1 January 2026.
The decision follows a determination by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that Irish salmon from aquaculture sources does not meet equivalence requirements under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. An Information Notice issued this week by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) stated that NOAA had raised concerns about provisions in Ireland’s Wildlife Act 1976, which it considers insufficient to satisfy U.S. regulatory standards.
The ban will apply to salmon from aquaculture sources and spiny lobster. From January, US-bound consignments of other seafood products will require Certificates of Admissibility confirming they do not contain either species. …