Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions
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Gephart, JA; Maxson, P; Simeone, J; Agrawal Bejarano, R; Anderson, CM; Asche, F; Barnes, J; Hauser, L; Love, DC; Mallory, T; Smith, MD
Published in: NPJ Ocean Sustainability
December 1, 2025
Traceability is critical for achieving seafood sustainability goals. However, trade restrictions highlight challenges for identifying basic information, including country of harvest. We use new seafood trade data to illustrate how trade can elude enforcement using the case of responses following Russian sanctions and quantify pathways through which the US imports Russian-harvested products. We then discuss the current policy landscape for enforcing trade restrictions and highlight priorities for improving seafood traceability.
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NPJ Ocean Sustainability
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2731-426X
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December 1, 2025
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Gephart, J. A., Maxson, P., Simeone, J., Agrawal Bejarano, R., Anderson, C. M., Asche, F., … Smith, M. D. (2025). Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions (Accepted). NPJ Ocean Sustainability, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00103-y
Gephart, J. A., P. Maxson, J. Simeone, R. Agrawal Bejarano, C. M. Anderson, F. Asche, J. Barnes, et al. “Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions (Accepted).” NPJ Ocean Sustainability 4, no. 1 (December 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00103-y.
Gephart JA, Maxson P, Simeone J, Agrawal Bejarano R, Anderson CM, Asche F, et al. Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions (Accepted). NPJ Ocean Sustainability. 2025 Dec 1;4(1).
Gephart, J. A., et al. “Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions (Accepted).” NPJ Ocean Sustainability, vol. 4, no. 1, Dec. 2025. Scopus, doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00103-y.
Gephart JA, Maxson P, Simeone J, Agrawal Bejarano R, Anderson CM, Asche F, Barnes J, Hauser L, Love DC, Mallory T, Smith MD. Existing seafood traceability tools are insufficient for enforcing import restrictions (Accepted). NPJ Ocean Sustainability. 2025 Dec 1;4(1).
Published In
NPJ Ocean Sustainability
DOI
EISSN
2731-426X
Publication Date
December 1, 2025
Volume
4
Issue
1