WASHINGTON, DC – January 27, 2021 — The National Fisheries Institute welcomes the Administration’s early focus on fisheries. We are prepared to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and others to ensure the right programs are put in place.

Engaging stakeholders and researchers early is essential to ensuring seafood science, not slogans, drives sustainability initiatives. The health of both our nation’s seafood stocks and the communities that rely on them is vital to the success of any initiative. Efforts to implement broad restrictions should take into account the existing restrictions put in place by fisheries management councils.

John Connelly
President

Contact Information

Gavin Gibbons
(703) 752-8891
Ggibbons@nfi.org