August 22, 2024 — Oceana, a Washington, D.C., U.S.A.-based ocean conservancy nonprofit, released the results of a new poll it conducted revealing Americans support stronger safeguards around the seafood they eat, including greater transparency in seafood supply chains and curtailing illegal fishing activities.
The poll found 90 percent of respondents strongly support holding imported seafood to the same standard as U.S.-caught seafood. Just below that level of support, 88 percent of those polled want harsher penalties for companies that import or sell illegally caught seafood, and 85 percent agreed that the seafood they purchase should be completely traceable from the fishing boat to the dinner plate.