November 11, 2026 — The National Aquaculture Association (NAA) criticized the U.S. government’s recently released America First Seafood Strategy, claiming that it doesn’t focus enough on aquaculture producers.
“We are deeply concerned that the recently released America First Seafood Strategy places overwhelming emphasis on commercial fishing while relegating aquaculture to a secondary, complementary role,” NAA Executive Director Caitlyn Czajkowski said in a 6 November release. “This approach fails to recognize the critical role aquaculture already plays in seafood production and its enormous potential to strengthen America’s domestic seafood supply and grow rural economies.”