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USCIT remands memo deeming New Zealand dolphin protections comparable to US

By Eliana Hubacker ( August 26, 2025, 22:00 GMT | Insight) -- The US Court of International Trade has determined that New Zealand regulatory programs meant to reduce the death and serious injury of mammals protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act were not comparable to standards that US fisheries have to abide by when engaging in commercial fishing, overturning a January 2024 memo from the US National Marine Fisheries Service.The US Court of International Trade has determined that New Zealand regulatory programs meant to reduce the death and serious injury of mammals protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act was not comparable to standards that US fisheries have to abide by when engaging in commercial fishing, overturning a January 2024 memo from the US National Marine Fisheries Service....

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