Māui dolphins protest: US trade court asked to ban New Zealand seafood imports Conan Young © Under US law, an import ban could kick in if a country was not applying similar protections to those... Under US law, an import ban could kick in if a country was not applying similar protections to those in place in its own waters. The latest shots have been fired in attempts to get the United States to ban imports of New Zealand seafood. Conservationists Sea Shepherd has asked the US Court of International Trade to bring in a ban in response to what they characterised as a lack o...