By Louis Harkell

The US will be the main loser from China’s 25% tariff on imports of US fishmeal, which will hit both the menhaden fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan pollock fishmeal

ASMI executive director Alexa Tonkovich said the organization is preparing a draft letter to the Office of the US Trade Representative about the importance of Alaska seafood

'We were shipping anywhere from 100- to 150,000 pounds a week on a given timeframe to China. Now that has dropped down to nothing.' - Chris Brown, general manager at Garbo

By Louis Harkell

China will hit imports of US fishmeal with a 25% tariff as part of a broader tariff program on $16 billion worth of US imports

'The increase in the possible rate of the additional duty is intended to provide the administration with additional options...' -- US trade representative Robert Lighthizer

By Tom Seaman and Matilde Mereghetti

'The US government tariffs, once implemented, will destroy the balance of the business relationship and market,' says senior executive with Chinese tuna firm Zhejiang Ocean 

Iran reports having exported about 124,000 metric tons of seafood, valued at more than $500 million, in the 12-month period ended March 20

United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer promised to get back to senator Lisa Murkowski on what the administration might do to protect seafood producers

By Jason Huffman

'Farmers haven’t been the only ones to suffer the consequences of the Trump administration’s sloppy trade actions' -- Maine representative Chellie Pingree

Thailand is eying opportunities to sell more frozen and processed seafood, especially tuna, as a result of the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China