U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska expressed support for a new executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at strengthening U.S. and Alaska fisheries. As the chair of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, Sullivan has been actively working to address issues impacting Alaska’s fishing industry. These challenges include global trading practices that put Alaska fisheries at a disadvantage and regulations that impose burdens on fishermen.
“Last month in my speech to the Alaska Legislature, I issued a clarion call about the need to go on offense for our fishermen,” said Sullivan. “These great Alaskans have endured a perfect storm of challenges, which include unfair seafood trade practices by dictatorships like Russia and China, and onerous regulatory burdens from our own federal government. I have been working relentlessly with the Trump administration, including with the Commerce and Agriculture Departments, and the U.S. Trade Representative, to get relief for our fisherman. They listened. Today, President Trump gave our fishermen a major shot in the arm, ordering his administration to remove unnecessary federal red tape and develop an America First Seafood Strategy with measures to enhance the competitiveness of our seafood in global markets and hold bad actors in seafood trade accountable.”
Sullivan thanked President Trump, Secretary Lutnick, and Ambassador Greer for their commitment to supporting Alaska’s fishermen and coastal communities, emphasizing efforts to promote the consumption of Alaskan seafood over products from countries like Russia and China.
