FISHERY PRODUCTS OUTREACH BROCHURE
	Promoting U.S. Exports of Fishery Products United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
	The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) provides U.S. fishery producers, processors, and distributors with international market intelligence, export assistance, and promotion networks to compete effectively in the fast-paced, growing global market for fishery products.
	Market Intelligence
	Learn about international market opportunities and competition for U.S. fishery products through FAS annual attaché reports from 17 countries. These reports and our Fishery Products Trade Circular (published monthly on the Forest and Fishery Products Division web site) will help you...
		Stay current on worldwide developments and trade trends in fish and seafood markets;
		Identify new opportunities for U.S. products around the globe;
		Acquire export know-how through A Guide to Exporting Fishery Products, and
		Utilize supply and demand projections.
	Market Assistance
	Explore market opportunities for your fishery products overseas with FAS staff and ...
		Assess your firm’s export readiness;
		Learn about sanitary requirements;
		Identify tariffs and non-tariff barriers affecting exports (e.g. taxes, quotas);
		Participate in FAS programs for first-time exporters;
		Find out how you can qualify to minimize your risk as an exporter under USDA’s Export Credit Guarantee Programs; and
		Work with FAS agricultural attachés in over 70 countries to attract foreign buyers.
	Market Development
	Non-profit fish industry groups called "cooperators" commit substantial funding and staffing resources to work with FAS to promote U.S. fishery product exports. Activities include...
		Working with State agencies, trade associations, and regional development groups to participate in international trade shows and trade missions;
		Presenting seminars and culinary demonstrations on various U.S. fish species;
		Negotiating with foreign officials to change regulations to improve access to new markets and customers; and
		Conducting research to assess new opportunities in emerging markets.
	FAS Industry Partners Conducting Foreign Market Development and Promotion for Fishery Products:
		ASMI - Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute - promotes all Alaskan-caught fishery products, focusing on salmon, crab, surimi.
		TCI - The Catfish Institute - promotes U.S.-farm raised catfish products.
		WUSATA - Western United States Agricultural Trade Association - promotes Pacific Ocean seafood, including shellfish and finfish.
		SUSTA - Southern United States Trade Association - promotes shellfish and finfish harvested from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
	Market Contacts
	Working with FAS specialists in Washington, DC, FAS attachés overseas, and cooperator representatives throughout the world, U.S. firms can. . .
		Acquire importer contacts, trade leads, and market updates;
		Subscribe to FAS Trade Leads and Foreign Buyers’ Lists;
		Explore new markets and contacts;
		Discuss trade show selection, overseas marketing strategies, and follow-through; and
		Participate in FAS-sponsored trade shows and trade missions.
	Improving Market Access
	In conjunction with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the Department of Commerce, FAS participates in efforts to ...
		Expand market access for U.S. products through the removal or liberalization of import quotas and bans, and reduction or elimination of import tariffs.
		Ensure that sanitary and phytosanitary standards are based upon sound science and do not discriminate against the import of U.S. fishery products.
	For more information contact: U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Commodity and Marketing Programs Forest and Fishery Products Division AG Stop 1047 ~ Room 4647 South Washington, DC 20250- 1047 Telephone: 202-720-0638 Fax: 202-720-8461 E-mail: ffpd@fas.usda.gov
	For more general export assistance from FAS, visit the following website: http://www.fas.usda.gov/agexport/exporter.html
	April 2003

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