The Department of Agriculture is opening a new Office of Seafood as part of an effort from the Trump administration to make the U.S. seafood industry more competitive on a global scale.
“With the launch of the USDA Office of Seafood, we are honoring decades of hard work on the water and opening the door to new opportunities, stronger support, and a brighter future for the seafood industry,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement.
The office’s opening comes about one year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order deregulating the fishing industry. The “Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness” order calls for an “America First Seafood Strategy” and directs his Cabinet to usher in an era of deregulation in the industry. The USDA said the seafood office will help implement Trump’s vision for a U.S.-centered fish and aquaculture industry.
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