On the 7th May, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order focused on increasing the competitiveness of the USA in the seafood industry and to better protect their seafood supply chain.
The order instructs agencies to expand sustainable seafood production by making the aquaculture permitting process more efficient, accelerating regulatory reform to increase commercial fishing, and by upholding restrictions on seafood imports that do not meet standards.
In addition, President Trump announced $300 million USD to assist seafood businesses that had been hurt by COVID-19. The release also noted that while the USA has one of the most extensive ocean resources in the world, they only rank 17th in aquaculture production, and import roughly 85 percent of their domestically consumed seafood.
Glenn Cooke, CEO of the Cooke family of companies released the following response, 'I am very pleased President Trump has recognised that domestic farmed production of aquaculture seafood is vital to help correct the severe trade imbalance and strengthen local food security. This should be viewed as a call to State and local governments that the country is in dire need of domestically produced seafood protein and that they should find ways to support, promote, and expand this essential food sector as other countries have.'
The order instructs agencies to expand sustainable seafood production by making the aquaculture permitting process more efficient, accelerating regulatory reform to increase commercial fishing, and by upholding restrictions on seafood imports that do not meet standards.
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Glenn Cooke, CEO of the Cooke family of companies released the following response, 'I am very pleased President Trump has recognised that domestic farmed production of aquaculture seafood is vital to help correct the severe trade imbalance and strengthen local food security. This should be viewed as a call to State and local governments that the country is in dire need of domestically produced seafood protein and that they should find ways to support, promote, and expand this essential food sector as other countries have.'
Mr Cooke continued, 'President Trump and his Executive Agencies are to be commended for their leadership to address the regulatory challenges with establishing seafood farms by revising the National Aquaculture Development Plan and implementing a Nationwide Permit authorising finfish, seaweed or multi-trophic culture in federal marine waters.'
Read the full white house breifing, HERE.
Read the full white house breifing, HERE.
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