Every pound of mislabeled foreign shrimp is a paycheck stolen from an American fisherman.
Our Shrimp Honesty and Responsibility in Import Monitoring Protocols (SHRIMP) Act stands up for the South Carolina shrimpers who have been undercut by foreign imports for far too long.
It directs NOAA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in coordination with Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard, to develop a portable chemical test to identify where shrimp actually comes from. Raw, cooked, or in prepared foods.
Law enforcement gets a weapon against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Ports get better screening. Mislabeled imports get caught. Food safety and traceability improve.
Our shrimpers earned a fair fight. We’re making sure they get one.