ABSTRACT
This chapter examines domestic fisheries policy of the United States and European Community (E.C.) that relate specifically to seafood markets. A growth in concern over food product quality and safety is leading nations to become more active in product standards regulations. The chapter presents a summary of the US International Trade Commission investigation of Norwegian dumping of aquacultured salmon to illustrate the effects of increasing worldwide aquacultured production on trade relations. It shows that fisheries management policies have conflicted with international free trade policies such as the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. The chapter also discusses the growing uncertainty regarding reconciliation of management of fisheries and other marine resources with free trade agreements. It presents a discussion of the implications of the issues for the future of trade relations between the E.C. and United States.
