New fees on seafood importers would fund testing of foreign shrimp, crawfish

Additional testing for foreign-caught shrimp and crawfish, which Louisiana fisherfolk say undercuts their local product, could come at the expense of the wholesalers who are importing the seafood to the state. The state’s Imported Seafood Safety Task Force met Wednesday and proposed new licensing requirements and an increase in fees charged to seafood distributors and processors. They will be...

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