July 14, 2020 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:
On May 7, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth. As part of this effort, the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) are co-chairing the Interagency Seafood Trade Task Force (Seafood Trade Task Force), which will develop recommendations to provide to USTR for the development of a comprehensive interagency seafood trade strategy. On behalf of the Seafood Trade Task Force co-chairs, NOAA requests written input from interested parties on how best to achieve the objectives of the Seafood Trade Task Force as described in the Executive Order, including improving access to foreign markets for U.S. seafood exports through trade policy and negotiations; resolving technical barriers to U.S. seafood exports; and otherwise supporting fair market access for U.S. seafood products. Public input is being sought to inform the Seafood Trade Task Force as it works with Federal agencies and other stakeholders to develop recommendations to USTR in the preparation of a comprehensive interagency seafood trade strategy.
Please see the Federal Register notice dated July 10, 2020 for full details, including information on how to submit comments. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 1, 2020.
For further information:
- Please contact Andrew Lawler, NOAA Fisheries, telephone: 202-689-4590; email: Andrew.Lawler@noaa.gov