February 17, 2023 — NOAA has released its draft National Seafood Strategy, which will outline how the administration supports the domestic U.S. seafood economy and seafood sector in the coming years.
The strategy, released 14 February, focuses on NOAA Fisheries’ work on managing the country’s marine fisheries “based on sound science.” It also addresses a number of other factors affecting the seafood industry, including the financial viability of the industry, the resilience of coastal communities that depend on fishing, the effects of international trade – and the opportunities it can present, and the importance of seafood as a source of nutrition and food security.