January 2, 2024 — U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent expansion of the country’s ban on certain types of Russian-origin seafood has garnered mixed reactions, with domestic seafood producers and Alaskan politicians celebrating the move but importers claiming it will have a negative impact on the U.S. processing industry.
Biden expanded the ban of Russian seafood under U.S. Executive Order 14068 to include seafood harvested in Russian waters, “even if these products are then transformed in a third country.”