Toward a Rational Seafood Trade Policy

Lipton , Douglas W. and Siegel, Robert A. (1989) Toward a Rational Seafood Trade Policy. Marine Fisheries Review, 51(1), pp. 11-14.

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Abstract

With a record trade deficit of almost $146 billion in 1986, and continued high deficits in 1987, there is growing concern about how continued deficits will affect the U. S. economy. Because fishery products had a record $6.3 billion deficit in 1986, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has made the reduction of the fisheries trade deficit one of its top priorities. A recent NMFS trade objective was to "increase exports and domestic consumption of U.S. fishery products" which would lead to a reduction in the trade deficit. In this paper we explore this policy in terms of practicality and desirability.

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