US market re-opens to Irish salmon

Following a recent publication, Irish salmonids and common spiny lobster have had their restrictions lifted and are free to export to the US

The US has opened its market to salmonids and common spiny lobster.

New findings have eased restrictions on Irish salmon and spiny lobster exports to the US.

As of March 16, the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a comparability finding determination, which granted Ireland positive findings for all relevant fisheries — including salmonids nei and common spiny lobster, both of which had been subject to restrictions on exports to the US from January 1 this year under provisions in the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.