Fish Factor: Proposed Ban on Russian Seafood; Alaska Symphony of Seafood Winners; ComFish Alaska
Quid pro quo…tit for tat…an eye for an eye…
“If they don’t buy from us, we shouldn’t buy from them,” Alaska’s seafood industry has grumbled since 2014 when Russia abruptly banned all food imports from the U.S and several other countries. Then, as now, the faceoff stemmed from Russia’s invasion and subsequent takeover of chunks of Ukraine which prompted backlash and severe sanctions.
Yet over the years, U.S. purchases of Russian seafood through 2021 have totaled over $4.6 billion and counting...
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