Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP)

National Marine Fisheries Service

Dale Jones John Henderschedt Mike Lahar Sandy Coty ITDS Program Coordinator National Marine Fisheries

Service NOAA

Director International Affairs

NOAA

NCBFAA RAC Co-Chairman Corporate Compliance

Manager A.N. Deringer

Director of Operational Development A.N. Deringer

NOAA Fisheries:

Seafood Import Monitoring Program

Task Force to Combat IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud

Driving Factors for U.S. Action Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and seafood fraud threaten valuable natural resources that are critical to global food security and put law-abiding fishers and seafood producers, here in the U.S. and abroad, at a disadvantage.

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Presidential Memorandum

NOAA and its U.S. Government partner agencies are directed to report on “recommendations for the implementation of a comprehensive framework of integrated programs to combat IUU fishing and seafood fraud that emphasizes areas of greatest need.”

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Recommendation #14 & 15 - first phase of a risk-based traceability program to track seafood from point of harvest to entry into U.S. commerce.

Proposed Rule for a Seafood Import Monitoring Program released

Ongoing public engagement through public meetings, webinars, Federal Register notices, and demarches

Released Action Plan calling for Identification of Species Vulnerable to IUU Fishing and Seafood Fraud; and Implementation

Ongoing public engagement through public meetings, webinars, Federal Register notices, and demarches

Final Rule for a Seafood Import Monitoring Program released (effective Jan 9.2017)

Ongoing public engagement through public meetings, webinars, Federal Register notices, and demarches

January 1, 2018 is the mandatory compliance date for most priority species included in the rule Fe

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About the Seafood Import Monitoring Program

The Seafood Import Monitoring Program establishes permitting, data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the importation of certain priority fish and fish products that have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to IUU fishing and/or seafood fraud.

Key Points You Should Know : 1. The rule establishing the Seafood Import Monitoring Program applies only to seafood entering the

U.S. from a foreign country. The importer of record will be required to keep records regarding the chain of custody of the fish or fish product from harvest to point of entry into U.S.

2. The data collected will allow these priority species of seafood to be traced from the point of entry into U.S. commerce back to the point of harvest or production to verify that it was lawfully harvested or produced.

3. The collection of harvest and landing information for these priority seafood species will be accomplished through International Trade Data System (ITDS) reporting.

4. The information collected under this program is confidential. 5. The rule also applies to re-imported product of priority species originally harvested in the U.S.

Importer of Record Name, affiliation and contact information NOAA Fisheries issued international fisheries trade

permit (IFTP) number Importer of record is responsible for keeping records

regarding the chain of custody (above) Information on any transshipment of product (declarations

by harvesting/carrier vessels, bills of lading) Records on processing, re-processing, and commingling

of product

Fish – What, When and Where Species of fish – Aquatic Sciences Fishery

Information System (ASFIS) number Landing date(s) Point(s) of first landing Name of entity(s) to which the fish was landed or

delivered Product form(s) at time of landing including quantity

and weight of product Area(s) of wild-capture or aquaculture harvest

Harvesting or Producing Entity Name and flag state of harvesting vessel(s) Evidence of authorization to fish (permit or license

number) Unique vessel identifier (when available) Type(s) of fishing gear used Name(s) of farm or aquaculture facility

13 PRIORITY SPECIES * Abalone Atlantic cod Blue crab (Atlantic) Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi) Grouper King crab (red) Pacific cod

Red snapper Sea cucumber Sharks * Shrimp Swordfish Albacore, bigeye, skipjack,

bluefin and yellowfin tuna

Seafood Import Monitoring Program: Information to be Collected/Reported

Information You Should Know

• January 1, 2018 is the mandatory compliance date for most priority species listed in the rule, with *shrimp and abalone compliance phased in at a later date.

• NOAA Fisheries is continuing outreach and engagement of U.S. importers, foreign trading partners,

and international seafood producers o IUU and Seafood Fraud Taskforce web portal - www.iuufishing.noaa.gov o Compliance and Implementation Guides, Fact Sheet, Model Catch Certificate Forms o Additional public webinars added in 2017

• For questions related to requirements of the SIMP, contact NOAA Fisheries’ Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection, Celeste Leroux, Celeste.Leroux@noaa.gov

• For questions related to the use of the Automated Commercial Environment, ITDS, contact NOAA Fisheries’ Office of Science and Technology, Dale Jones, Dale.Jones@noaa.gov

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

1. NOAA Form 370 Tuna Tracking and Verification Program

(370 Program) monitors the importation of all frozen tuna and/or processed tuna products and authenticates any associated dolphin-safe claim

2. Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Program which covers the import and export of certain species of tuna, swordfish and shark fins

3. Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) Program which includes import and exports of toothfish and Antarctic krill

Seafood Import Monitoring Program

(SIMP) Abalone (stayed/delayed)

• Atlantic Cod • Blue Crab (Atlantic) • Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi) • Grouper • King Crab (red) • Pacific Cod

• Red Snapper • Sea Cucumber • Sharks Shrimp (stayed/delayed) • Swordfish • Tunas (Albacore, Bigeye, Skipjack,

Yellowfin, and Bluefin)

• Effective Date Jan 1, 2018

Affected Priority Seafood Species

SIMP Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code List

• SIMP Harmonized Tariff Schedule Code List Tariff Flag Code Agency Program Code Required Tariff Flag Definition

NM8 NMF SIM Required Seafood Import Monitoring Program specific data is required

SIMP Message Set

The following records are always required: • (OI) Commercial Description • (PG01)

– Government Agency Code: NMF – Government Agency Program Code: SIM – Confidential “Y”

• (PG02) Product “P” • DIS is not required for SIMP reporting

SIMP Message Set

Scientific Species Code (PG05) -3 Alpha code – Mandatory • The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s Aquatic Sciences and

Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) provides a comprehensive reference list of species names, scientific names and the 3 Alpha codes for them

** Must transmit the 3 Alpha code that is not mandatory of the priority species to specify full message set is not required • 3 character Species Code

http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en

• NMFS Seafood Import Monitoring Program - Species that Require the full set of the SIM Program Records: http://www.iuufishing.noaa.gov/Portals/33/SIMP.MandatoryFullMessageSetSpecies.3Alpha%20Codes.pdf

SIMP Message Set Harvest Description Code (PG06) • HCF = Harvest Capture Fisheries / “Wild Caught” - Animals

harvested, with or without appropriate licenses. (This includes pen matured (PMH) animals, those animals captured alive before they are “penned” for feeding and growth until actual/final harvest) • HBA = Hatchery based aquaculture - Harvested animals that have

been owned by individuals or corporate bodies throughout their entire life cycle from spawning to harvest

• SVH = Small Vessel Harvest – “Wild Capture” aggregated harvests involving multiple small-scale fishing vessels (20 measured gross tons or less or 12 meters length overall or less) landed at shore

(Not used for situations where the fish were transferred to a larger collecting vessel)

SIMP Message Set Country Code (PG06) • A two-letter code from Appendix B that shows from what Country or

what Country’s territorial waters the harvest took place or, if it was harvested on the high seas in international waters, code “ZZ”

Geographic Location (PG06) • Enter the geographical location (for example: North Atlantic Sea) that

is the source where the harvest, growth, production, sale, or catch took place. For ocean geographic area locations, see the CBP Appendix PGA for valid codes

Processing Start Date (PG06) = Landing Date / Off Load Date

SIMP Message Set Harvest Gear Processing Description (PG06) Fishing vessel’s harvesting gear type for wild capture harvest. For example: Code Name • BB Baitboat • BBF Baitboat: Freezer • BBI Baitboat: Ice-well • BLL Longline: Bottom or Deep longliners Product Form Processing Description (PG06) • Provide the 3-letter code indicating the product form at the time of transshipment

or initial landing. Valid codes are: NDR- Dressed; NFL- Fillet; NGG- Gilled and gutted; NOT- Other; NRD-Round (whole); NST- Steak; NRS – Radiation sterilized.

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (PG14)

• The NMFS International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP) is used and required for any of NMFS programs https://fisheriespermits.noaa.gov/npspub/pub_cmn_login/index_live.jsp

• This is a continuous use permit which can be used repeatedly and is the same permit number for all import transactions for all NMFS programs. Annual Renewal 12 months from issuance. $30.00 Annual Fee – Permit number may change upon renewal

• Enter the license type as “NM4” the code for the NMFS International Fisheries Trade Permit (IFTP)

• This number is an alpha numeric 14 digit number with the letter P followed by 13 numbers

SIMP Message Set

• Trade may submit additional PG14 records if reporting “Other Authorization to Fish”

• License Type (NM6) • LPCO under which the product in the shipment was

legally harvested seafood/product • Such authorizations may include, but are not limited to,

Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO) membership number, flag/country license or similar documentation

• This is reported in addition to the IFTP Permit

SIMP Message Set • Entity Name and Role Code (PG19/20/21) - Provide code that most

accurately identifies the role of the entity. Due to the nature of the requirements of this program, the party may represent one of a number of acceptable entity roles.

• Provide Telephone Number or email in addition to name and location • Harvest Capture Fisheries (HCF), wild capture fish/product, or those

captured and thereafter pen raised until harvest; name and location of the entity to which the product was provided at the time of the initial/first landing or delivery

• For products designated as Hatchery Based Aquaculture (HBA); provide the name and location of the aquaculture facility where the fish was harvested. (AQF)

• If the fish/product was collected from multiple sites and documented as an “aggregated harvest” through an “aggregated harvest report”, provide the name of the person or entity responsible for the collection

• For product designated as Small Vessel Harvest (SVH), provide the name and location where the fish was landed at shore and the name of the person or entity responsible for the collection of the fish

Entity Role Codes Code Name Definition

AQF Aquaculture Facility Name of the aquaculture facility at which the seafood is raised and harvested.

BY Buyer Party to which merchandise or services are sold.

CE Certifying Entity Importer or Private Labeler who is certifying the shipment.

CI Certifying Individual Individual who is certifying the shipment.

CO Certifying Official Official who is certifying the shipment.

CN Consignee Party on whose account the merchandise is shipped.

CZ Consignor Party, which, by contract with a carrier, consigns or sends goods with the carrier, or has them conveyed.

CR Consolidator Entity that combines less-than-carload shipments into full carloads.

EX Exporter Party who makes, or on whose behalf the export declaration is made, and who is the owner of the goods.

EXE Exporting Establishment

The establishment where the export originated.

PRE Preparer Person who prepared the form.

GD Producer Party or person who has produced the product.

SIMP Message Set

• PG24 – Required if SVH designating the product as harvested under the aggregated harvest by small vessels

• Free form text listing the number of small vessels used to conduct the harvest if the aggregated harvest by small vessels exception was used.

SIMP Message Set

Unit of Measure (PG29) • Pertaining to the net unit of measure of the commodity

weight at the time of harvest, excluding all packing and packaging. Two decimals

• Pertaining to the overall PGA Line Number

SIMP Message Set PG31 If the product was identified as anything other than aquaculture product or a small vessel aggregated harvest that was landed at the shore and not transferred to another vessel • Data pertaining to the vessel used to harvest the commodity or

the larger vessel used to aggregate and transport the harvest of multiple smaller vessels under 12 meters or under 20 gross tons.

• Vessel Country of Registry (VCR) (Flag Country of Registry of the Harvest Vessel or transshipment vessel)

• Vessel Name (VNM) • Harvested Commodity Net Weight • The following additional codes are allowed:

– IMO - International Maritime Organization – VCS = Vessel Call Sign – PMT = flag state permit number – RFO = Regional Fishery Organization authorized vessel number – OTH = Other

SIMP Message Set

At least one (PG32) record is mandatory if the product was identified as anything other than aquaculture product to provide data pertaining to the commodity routing information For each vessel provided, there should be a corresponding PG32 to indicate the offload location • Code indicating the Place of Transshipment from original

harvest vessel to transshipment vessel using the Place of Transshipment Code - Code = 13

• or the Country of First Landing from original harvest vessel to shore using the Place of Discharge Code – Code = 11

If trade provides a 3 Alpha code that is on the NMFS 3 Alpha code list which requires the submission of the complete set of records, then depending on the scenario, the following additional records are required: If an aquaculture scenario: • PG06 – HBA • PG14 • PG19 - AQF PG20 • PG21 • PG29 - quantity If wild caught harvest (including small vessel harvests transferred to a larger vessel at sea) scenario: • PG06 – HCF • PG14 • PG19 PG20 PG21 • PG31, VCR, ISO, UOM, weight • PG31 VNM • PG32 11 or 13 (routing code), ISO • (In the scenario directly above, there could be multiple PG31 and 32)

If wild caught – aggregated harvest, offloaded from multiple small vessels to shore • PG06 – SVH • PG14 • PG19 PG20 PG21 • PG 24 - Required only for aggregated harvests involving multiple small-

scale fishing vessels (20 measured gross tons or less or 12 meters length overall or less)

• PG29 – quantity • PG32 11 (routing code), ISO – where fish offloaded to shore

If submissions with SIMP data are rejected and cannot be resolved by the filer, filers are

encouraged to contact NMFS at SIMPsupport@noaa.gov or call the SIMP

Support Line at 301-427-8301 with an explanation of the problem.

Questions?