ファクトシート: ドナルド・J・トランプ大統領、アメリカの水産物競争力を回復

STRENGTHENING THE U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to restore American seafood competitiveness.

- The Order strengthens the U.S. fishing industry by reducing regulatory burdens, combating unfair foreign trade practices, and enhancing domestic seafood production and exports.

- It directs the Secretary of Commerce to immediately consider suspending, revising, or rescinding regulations that overly burden America’s commercial fishing, aquaculture, and fish processing industries.

- It directs the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to:Incorporate better, cheaper, more reliable technologies and cooperative research programs into fishery assessments.Expand exempted fishing permit programs to promote fishing opportunities nationwide.

Modernize data collection and analytical practices to improve the responsiveness of fisheries management to real-time ocean conditions.

- Incorporate better, cheaper, more reliable technologies and cooperative research programs into fishery assessments.

- Expand exempted fishing permit programs to promote fishing opportunities nationwide.

- Modernize data collection and analytical practices to improve the responsiveness of fisheries management to real-time ocean conditions.

- The Order establishes an America First Seafood Strategy to boost U.S. seafood production, sales, and exports, ensuring long-term industry growth and global competitiveness.

- The Order also mandates the development of a seafood trade strategy to address unfair competition, low environmental and labor standards, and illegally sourced seafood from abroad, while expanding access to foreign markets for American seafood products.

- It tasks the administration with improving the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to better detect high-risk shipments from countries that violate international laws.

- It orders a review of all existing marine national monuments to assess opening them to commercial fishing.

ADDRESSING THREATS TO AMERICAN SEAFOOD COMPETITIVENESS: President Trump recognizes that overregulation and unfair trade practices have eroded the U.S. fishing industry’s global leadership.

- The U.S. controls over four million square miles of prime fishing grounds but imports nearly 90% of its seafood, resulting in a trade deficit exceeding $20 billion.

- The seafood industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in the United States, with restrictive catch limits and outdated data hampering American fishermen’s productivity.

- Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, forced labor in foreign seafood supply chains, and unfair trade practices abroad all undermine U.S. markets.

SUPPORTING AMERICAN FISHERMEN: This Executive Order builds on President Trump’s commitment to revitalize the U.S. fishing industry.

- In 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order to promote seafood competitiveness and remove unnecessary regulatory burdens.

- Upon returning to office, President Trump signed an Executive Order halting offshore wind projects to preserve a robust U.S. fishing industry for future generations.

- President Trump implemented tariffs to protect America’s fishing industry—praised as being a lifeline for the shrimping industry.