A new bill in the U.S. Senate aims to create job opportunities in fishing and aquaculture by making seafood, whether caught in the wild or farmed, sustainable.
While imports take a hit from tariffs, work is being done on the federal level to boost seafood production in the U.S., including in Hawaii.
Currently, the U.S. imports most of its seafood, much of it farmed abroad. The MARA Act aims to reduce this dependency by encouraging domestic open ocean aquaculture, which could boost food security and lower carbon emissions from seafood transport.