NMFS to Update SIMP Policies on Northern Red Snapper
The National Marine Fisheries Service will be updating its Seafood Import Monitoring Program to prohibit "aggregated harvest reports of Northern Red Snapper" regardless of vessel size, CBP said. The update, announced in a CSMS message Nov. 29, will be deployed no later than Dec. 20 in the ACE Certification environment, and no earlier than Jan. 20, 2024, in the ACE Production environment, allowing time for testing, CBP said.
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The update is required by the National Defense Authorization Act of FY23, CBP said in the message.
NMFS is preparing to enforce the restrictions by limiting the use of "the small-vessel accommodation for Northern Red Snapper" when submitting PGA message set data for SIMP in ACE, CBP said.
CBP will send out another CSMS message when the update in certification is available and to confirm the production date, the agency said, and will provide an updated Implementation Guide reflecting the changes.