Contacts for U.S. fish and seafood exporters - Directory

AgExporter, Jan, 2003

Government

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Forest and Fishery Products Division, provides U.S. fishery producers, processors and distributors with international market intelligence, export assistance and promotion networks to compete effectively in the growing global market.

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Ag Stop 1047, Rm. 4647-S

Washington, DC 20250-1047

Tel.: (202) 720-0638

Fax: (202) 720-8461

E-mail: ffpd@fas.usda.gov

Web site: www.fas.usda.gov/ffpd/fpd/html

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service assists the U.S. aquaculture industry in coordination and certification, and in controlling pests and diseases of economic importance.

4700 River Rd., Unit 133

Riverdale, MD 20737

Tel.: (301) 734-8262

Fax: (301) 734-5786

Web site: www.aphis.usda.gov

National Marine Fisheries Service, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), supports domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources.

NOAA Fisheries

1315 East West Highway, SSMC3

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Tel.: (301) 713-2334

Fax: (301) 713-0596

Web sites: www.nmfs.noaa.gov

www.lib.noaa.gov/docaqua

U.S. Commercial Service, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, offers assistance to help you export goods and services.

Web site: www.usatrade.gov

Trade Information Center, part of the U.S. Commercial Service, can help with questions about exporting.

Tel.: (800) USA-TRAD(E)

E-mail: TIC@ita.doc.gov

U.S. Export Assistance Centers in the United States provide access to the latest information from U.S. embassies and consulates for international trade and finance. Here's a list of regional offices.

Eastern Regional Office

World Trade Center

401 E. Pratt St., Suite 2450

Baltimore, MD 21202

Tel.: (410) 962-2799

Mid-East Regional Office

36 E. 7th St., Suite 2025

Tel.: (513) 684-2947

Fax: (513) 684-3200

Mid-West Regional Office

8182 Maryland Ave., Suite 1011

St. Louis, MO 63105

Tel.: (314) 425-3300

Fax: (314) 425-3375

Western Regional Office

250 Montgomery St., 14th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel.: (415) 705-2310

Fax: (415) 705-2299

Regional Fishery Management Councils

The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (amended as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1996) established an exclusive U.S. economic zone, which ranges between 3 and 200 miles offshore. The Act addresses foreign fishing, promotes a domestic fleet and links the fishing community more directly to the management process. Regional fishery councils manage living marine resources within the zone. For more information, contact a council.

New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut

50 Water St., The Tannery--Mill 2

Newburyport, MA 01950

Tel.: (978) 465-0492

Fax: (978) 465-3116

Web site: www.nefmc.org

Mid-Atlantic: New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina

300 South New St., Federal Building, Rm. 2115

Dover, DE 19904

Tel.: (302) 674-2331

Fax: (302) 674-5399

Web site: www.mafmc.org

South Atlantic: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida

1 Southpark Circle

Southpark Building, Rm. 306

Charleston, SC 29407

Tel.: (843) 571-4366

Fax: (843) 769-4520

Web site: www.safmc.net

Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida

3018 U.S. Highway 301 North

Suite 1000

Tampa, Fl 33619

Tel.: (813) 228-2815

Fax: (813) 225-7015

Web site: www.gulfcouncil.org

Caribbean: U.S.Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

268 Ave., Munoz Rivera, Suite 1108

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Tel.: (787) 766-5926

Fax: (787) 766-6239

Web site: www.caribbeanfmc.com

Pacific: California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho

7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200

Portland, OR 97220

Tel.: (503) 820 2280

Fax: (503) 820-2299

Web site: www.pcouncil.org

North Pacific: Alaska

605W 4th Ave., Suite 306

Anchorage, AK 99501

Tel.: (907) 271-2809

Fax: (907) 271-2817

Web site: www.fakr.noaa.gov/npfmc

Western Pacific: Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400

Honolulu, HI 96813

Tel.: (808) 522-8220

Fax: (808) 522-8226

Web site: www.wpcouncil.org

Industry

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute

promotes all Alaska-caught fishery products, focusing on salmon, crab and surimi.

311 N. Franklin St., Suite 200

Juneau, AK 99801

Tel.: (800) 478-2903/(907) 465-5560

Fax: (907) 465-5572

Web site: www.alaskaseafood.org

American Seafood Institute promotes all U.S.-caught fish and shellfish, excluding Alaska and catfish products.

212 Main St., Suite 3

Wakefield, RI 02879

Tel.: (401) 491-9017

Fax: (401) 491-9024

Maine Lobster Promotion Council promotes Maine lobster at home and abroad.

382 Harlow St.

Bangor, ME 04401

Tel.: (207) 947-2966

Fax: (207) 947-3191

Web site: www.mainelobsterpromo.com

The Catfish Institute promotes U.S. farm-raised catfish products.

1100 Highway 82 East

P.O. Box 924

Indianola, MS 38751

Tel: (662) 887-2988

Web site: www.thecatfishinstitute.com

Other Resources

Western United States Agricultural Trade Association promotes Pacific

Ocean fish and seafood.

2500 Main St., Suite 110

Vancouver, WA 98660-2697