The full California Legislature has approved Assembly Joint Resolution 39 by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-North Coast), which urges the federal government to use seafood import revenues to market American fish and seafood.
“The competition in America from products imported from foreign countries is hurting California’s fish and seafood industry,” Chesbro said. “The federal government collects about $400 million a year in foreign seafood import revenues. AJR 39 urges the feds to allocate a portion of this revenue to start a program to promote and market American fish and seafood and the sustainable practices the domestic industry uses.”
The full Assembly gave final approval to AJR 39 this week with a bipartisan 57-0 vote. The resolution will be transmitted to the president and vice president, both of California’s U.S. senators and to each member of Congress from California.
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