date:Aug 25, 2014
Seafood firms in the US state of Alaska have joined forces to support imposition of a ban on seafood imports from Russia and also urged Russia to ease its ban on US food imports.
The move will support sustainable and quality fisheries in the country, while at the same time further squeeze Russia's faltering economy.
The proposed ban will be in effect until Russia cancels its ban on the US imports and will include mechanisms to prohibit all seafood imports of Russian origin, including Russian-c