MPs call for action over illegal and ‘slave caught’ UK seafood imports

Trawl fishing in China

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Nearly 50 peers and MPs sent a letter urging the government to strengthen the import control system to prevent the UK from ‘unwittingly purchasing seafood tainted by environmental harm and exploitation’

Parliamentarians have demanded the government enact tighter import controls after a new report warned the country was at risk of importing “slave-caught” and “illegal” seafood

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