Fisheries law

The study of fisheries law is important in order to craft policy guidelines that maximize sustainability and legal enforcement.

[1] This specific legal area is rarely taught at law schools around the world, which leaves a vacuum of advocacy and research.

It is important to study seafood safety regulations around the world in order to craft policy guidelines from countries who have implemented effective schemes.

Also, this body of research can identify areas of improvement for countries who have not yet been able to master efficient and effective seafood safety regulations.

This form of management is used around the world, with the most successful examples being in Chile and Japan, and is modified to fit the social norms, needs, and goals of the community.

[10] The possible introduction of genetically engineered salmon into the marketplace furthers discussion involving ethics, protection of the natural environment, international and domestic trade law, labeling practices, nutrition, and constitutional issues.

As the FDA points out, nutrition labeling for raw produce (fruits and vegetables), fish, and genetically modified products, is voluntary.

Subsection 5(1) of the F&D Act states that “no person shall label, package, treat, process, sell or advertise any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety”.

The regulatory framework put in place by the federal government ensures that new and modified foods can be safely introduced in to the Canadian diet”.