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Who We Are:
The American Seafood Distributors Association (ASDA) is a non-profit
organization of seafood importers, distributors, wholesaler, and
retailers, representing more than 80 percent of the seafood sold
in the U.S. market. ASDA member companies contribute substantially
to the U.S. economy by providing direct and indirect employment
to thousands of Americans each year.
What We Do:
ASDA works as a unified voice for free and fair trade, representing
the interests of its US member companies and organizations through
a range of activities and venues—including trade, business,
and consumer media; elected and appointed government officials at
the federal, state, and local levels; regulatory agencies; and opinion
leaders to ensure that the water-to-table business that benefit
from seafood imports can make their interests and position known
and speak with one voice. While ASDA’s primary goal is to
oppose tariffs, quotas, and other trade restrictions on seafood,
the organization also works cooperatively with domestic seafood
producers to find workable solutions to the challenges they face.
Our Position:
It is ASDA’s position that the seafood industry must work
together to build demand for seafood, to make sure that restaurants
and supermarkets can maintain a consistent supply of a range of
seafood products in order to create value for everyone in the supply
chain. ASDA believes that the only way American consumers can be
assured of a steady supply of seafood is to continue to support
those US businesses that import it, process it, distribute it, and
sell it.
Global trade is a fact of life, and domestic industries that depend
on seafood imports are an important contributor to the US economy.
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