The Fishing Communities Coalition’s advocacy programs cover a broad set of the key issues impacting small scale fishing and seafood businesses.

Our members know that supporting coastal communities requires smart, targeted advocacy. It’s a competitive ocean, after all. By elevating voices from fishing communities, leading by example, and developing national solutions for community based fishermen in all regions, the FCC is America’s voice for fishery conservation, sustainable business, and the preservation of the fishing way of life.

  • President Trump's Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

    Americans deserve to eat more U.S.-caught seafood. For too long, the U.S. fishing industry has been shut out of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs available to nearly all other food producers. Foreign interests have undercut and gained control of an excessive share of U.S. seafood markets. President Trump’s Executive Order aims directly at this problem by establishing the America First Seafood Strategy and calling for USDA integration of seafood into its work. This will support seafood producers, ensuring that more Americans have access to the healthy protein produced by our fishing families. Studies show that seafood consumption supports heart health and increases children’s IQs. Enhancing domestic seafood production, processing, consumption, and marketing will allow Americans to eat more U.S.-caught seafood, increase the health of our nation, and sustain American fishing businesses.

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