Seafood Company Fined $39k for Illegally Moving Oysters and Mussels

Seafood company fined $39k for illegally moving oysters and mussels

A Southland seafood company has been fined $39,000 for illegally moving thousands of oysters and mussels, putting the Bluff oyster fishery at risk.

Seafood Firm Fined for Bluff Oyster Risk

A Southland seafood company has been fined $39,000 for illegally shifting thousands of live oysters and mussels into the Bluff area — repeatedly, and in full knowledge of the rules.Fresh is Best NZ Limited was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court today on 13 charges under the Biosecurity Act. The company pleaded guilty to all of them.MPI director of investigations and compliance support Gary Orr laid out what the company actually did. "O…

Dallas Seafood Business Fined $250,000 for Falsifying Country of Origin for Salmon - Raymondville Chronicle

WASHINGTON – Seafood Supply Co., a Dallas seafood wholesaler, was sentenced today to pay a $250,000 fine for violating two counts of the Lacey Act. According to court documents, Seafood Supply falsified the country of origin of salmon sold from January 2020 to February 2022. The company would designate Chilean salmon as salmon from Scotland or other European countries. Typically, the Chilean salmon was less expensive than product from Scotland. …