Alaska fishermen worry Trump tariffs will be ‘devastating’ to seafood industry

Source: The Hill | August 13, 2018 | Emily Birnbaum

Alaska fishermen are worried President Trump’s tariffs will be “devastating” to the seafood industry, according to a new Reuters report.

Fishermen in Alaska told Reuters that retaliatory tariffs from Beijing are hurting their industry, as China is the state’s top export market for seafood. China last month imposed a 25 percent tariff on seafood from the Pacific Northwest, Reuters reported.

“This isn’t an easily replaced market,” Frances Leach, the executive director of Alaska’s largest commercial fishing trade group, told Reuters. “What’s going to happen is China is just going to stop buying Alaska fish.”

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