‘While they have banned imports of US seafood, they continue to sell their catch, including large amounts of pollock caught by trawling, into our stores,’ Alaska lawmaker Mary Peltola said of Russia.
US lawmakers from Alaska are once again looking to ban the importation of all seafood from Russia into the United States by reintroducing the US-Russian Federation Seafood Reciprocity Act this month.
Alaska Republican Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski introduced legislation on June 16 that would impose a comprehensive ban on the import of all Russian-origin seafood products into the United States. Companion legislation was introduced in the House by Representatives that is supported by Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola…