WASHINGTON, DC, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – The United States needs to stop buying so much farm-raised fish from other countries and start producing its own, the Obama administration officials said Friday, releasing the first set of national sustainable marine aquaculture policies.
Foreign aquaculture accounts for about half of the 84 percent of seafood imported by the United States, contributing to the $9 billion trade deficit in seafood, said Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
"Our current trade deficit in seafood is approximately $9 billion," said Locke. "Encouraging and developing the U.S. aquaculture industry will result in economic growth and create jobs at home, support exports to global markets, and spur new innovations in technology to support the industry."
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