Federal Policy Updates

Fact Sheet & Executive Order: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

Date: April 22, 2025
Category: Federal Policy Updates

President Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen the U.S. fishing industry by reducing regulatory burdens, combating unfair foreign trade practices, and enhancing domestic seafood production and export.  The order also directs the Secretary of Commerce to consider suspending, revising or rescinding regulations that overly burden the nation’s commercial fishing, aquaculture and fish processing industries.  A copy of the fact sheet can be found here and the executive order here

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