AK SJR27

Alaska Legislature supports allocating federal marine and fishery product import tariffs to fund domestic seafood marketing programs.

More than 80 percent of fish and seafood consumed annually in the United States currently originates from foreign countries, creating significant competition for Alaska seafood products.

Duties and tariffs on imported seafood products generate approximately $280,000,000 annually for the United States Treasury, with additional hundreds of millions collected through anti-dumping and countervailing duties.

Alaska Legislature urges Congress to pass legislation dedicating a significant portion of marine and fishery product import tariff revenue to a national seafood marketing fund to promote domestic seafood products.

Alaska Legislature urges the Alaska congressional delegation to work with representatives of other seafood and fish-producing states to secure adequate funding for sustained domestic marketing of American seafood.