Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions
Traceability is critical for achieving seafood sustainability goals. However, trade restrictions highlight challenges for identifying basic information, including country of harvest. We use new seafood trade data to illustrate how trade can elude enforcement using the case of responses following Russian sanctions and quantify pathways through which the US imports Russian-harvested products. We then discuss the current policy landscape for enforcing trade restrictions and highlight priorities for improving seafood traceability.
Authors
- John Simeone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1015-9384)
- Jessica A. Gephart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-9291)
- David C. Love (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-8623)
- Rahul Agrawal Bejarano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3944-4149)
- Martin D. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-463X)
- Joseph D. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-3263)
- Tabitha Mallory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2130-1876)
- Frank Asche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1540-9728)
- Lorenz Hauser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9238-654X)
- Christopher M. Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-7218)
- Philip Maxson
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- American University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Washington Sea Grant (US)
- Independent Broadcasting Associates (US)
- University of Stavanger (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Ocean Sustainability
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00103-y
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.97
Funders
- Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences