On March 16, 2026, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued comparability findings for the fisheries of Grenada, Ireland, and New Caledonia, lifting prior seafood import restrictions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Import Provisions.
As a result, effective March 16, 2026, NOAA Fisheries no longer requires a Certification of Admissibility (COA) for imports from these previously restricted fisheries. However, a COA may still be required if the products are processed in another country that remains subject to MMPA import restrictions.
Additional resources on HTS codes, country-specific restrictions, comparability findings, and MMPA updates can be found at the following links: