Scenes from the North American Seafood Expo in Boston! 
NEFSA is there- advocating, learning, representing, & networking on behalf of American commercial fishermen! 
Two of the key issues brought to the table by NEFSA and delivered directly to NOAA, SBA, & USDA were:
*Ropeless gear is expensive and gear without endlines will cost lives.
*85% of the seafood Americans consume each year is imported. Of those imported seafoods less than 1/10th of 1% is tested for safety by the FDA. Around 1/3 of what is tested fails.
While in Boston, NEFSA Director of Advocacy Jason Joyce is also spending time with local fishermen on the docks. "They are counting on someone to save the groundfish industry for future fishermen," Joyce said. NEFSA will do everything we can to ensure this happens. 
FMI on the North American Seafood Expo: https://www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america/?gad_source=1...

Scenes from the North American Seafood Expo in Boston! 
NEFSA is there- advocating, learning, representing, & networking on behalf of American commercial fishermen! 
Two of the key issues brought to the table by NEFSA and delivered directly to NOAA, SBA, & USDA were:
*Ropeless gear is expensive and gear without endlines will cost lives.
*85% of the seafood Americans consume each year is imported. Of those imported seafoods less than 1/10th of 1% is tested for safety by the FDA. Around 1/3 of what is tested fails.
While in Boston, NEFSA Director of Advocacy Jason Joyce is also spending time with local fishermen on the docks. "They are counting on someone to save the groundfish industry for future fishermen," Joyce said. NEFSA will do everything we can to ensure this happens. 
FMI on the North American Seafood Expo: https://www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america/?gad_source=1...