US seafood jobs hit by China trade war

By Jenny Hjul | August 8, 2018

THE National Fisheries Institute in the United States is turning its official website into a jobs information hub because of the threat to employment posed by President Trump’s tariff-led trade war with China. The website (AboutSeafood.com) now features video testimony from every aspect of the seafood workforce. It explores the reality of tariffs on real…

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US seafood imports at record high

By Jenny Hjul | June 26, 2018

AMERICANS ate more imported seafood last year than at any time in the past, new figures show. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which monitors and regulates the nation’s fishing and aquaculture sector, said seafood imports hit record levels in 2017. The total volume was six billions pounds, worth $21.5 billion. Conversely, the US exported…

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