Regional fishery management councils in the U.S. are responding to President Donald Trump's executive order on "Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness".
The order, issued in April, aims to improve the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors while reducing regulatory burdens.
Identify ways to improve the commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors while reducing their regulatory burden.
This directive follows a previous executive order that claimed commercial fishing was heavily regulated and encouraged the removal of "unnecessary regulatory burdens".
Author's summary: Fishery councils respond to Trump's order to improve seafood competitiveness.