Industry statkeholders are questioning the government's decision to import fish, claiming the move would raise prices and was also based on questionable data.

The Agriculture department last week announced that it would auction off the rights to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) in light of the closed fishing season, with shipments to come in within the September-December period.

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