DFA, BFAR lead appeal to reopen US market to PH blue swimming crabs
BACOLOD CITY — The Philippines is seeking to regain access to the United States market for its blue swimming crabs after the US suspended imports in June.
According to BFAR Negros Island Region officer-in-charge Director Rene Parreño, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and BFAR are leading the appeal and that they are awaiting ordinances from local government units on bycatch monitoring, which will be attached to the appeal this September.
Bycatch refers to the incidental capture, injury, or death of marine wildlife during fishing operations.
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Negros Occidental, Iloilo, and Palawan have already submitted their ordinances, while they are still waiting for the ordinance from Bicol, Parreño said on Monday, Sept. 14.
On June 11, the US stopped accepting blue swimming crabs from the Philippines after the country failed to comply with US marine mammal protection and bycatch monitoring standards, dealing a major blow to the local blue crab industry.
The US is the Philippines’ largest export market for blue swimming crabs. /das
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