date:Oct 09, 2013
aiting for the product to arrive. If it were a situation where a shipment were simply relying on individual inspectors at the port, the government shutdown would be a different scenario for seafood.
The real impact to the seafood industry lies in the fact that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is not operating, the consequences of which may not be realized for some time.
The stock assessments the Fisheries Service conducts that provide fisheries managers with information used