Sentence examples for fish fraud from inspiring English sources

WHEN news of the great fish fraud broke recently, New York's elite restaurateurs rushed to defend their sushi.

Andrew Moesel, a spokesman for the New York State Restaurant Association, said that restaurants were victims, too, when it came to fish fraud.

(Speaking of seafood inspection, Rep. Ed Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, has reintroduced the SAFE Seafood Act to crack down on fish fraud).

"Fish fraud," or mislabeling seafood, is a rampant problem.

Say so long to fish fraud and hello to sustainable seafood.

(Oceana also has a very telling and alarming infographic detailing just how much you could be losing thanks to fish fraud).

Texas is the only state with a tournament fishing fraud law, but perhaps the most extraordinary thing about the crime was how ordinary such fraud has become across the country.

Critics say that until stronger measures are taken to stamp out illegal fishing and fraud, tuna catch quotas are meaningless.

Mislabeling has become so bad that President Barack Obama launched a task force to cut back on illegal fishing and fraud.

Hundreds of state and federal laws authorize forfeiture for cockfighting, drag racing, basement gambling, endangered-fish poaching, securities fraud, and countless other misdeeds.

"An immediate fix would be traceability and better labeling, allowing people to choose their seafood confidently and responsibly," she adds, something the presidential task force specifically assembled this year to root out illegal fishing and seafood fraud is well-placed to do.