President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth constitutes a major step forward for the US seafood industry, which has the capacity to generate thousands of new jobs and help ensure that Americans continue to have access to healthy, affordable seafood as our nation recovers from the devastating economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than half of all seafood consumed today is farmed. And, while commercial fishing and wild harvest are and always will be an important part of the seafood supply chain, aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector in the world and is responsible for nearly all global supply growth since the 1990s. By authorizing NOAA to identify suitable locations for offshore aquaculture and outlining clear standards for environmental review, the President’s Order paves the way for America to join this global trend and realize the vast array of economic benefits that the aquaculture sector already provides in other parts of the world. It also lays important groundwork to help efficiently implement future legislation needed to further support US aquaculture production…
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