Fishing Industry Advisory Committee

Fishing Industry Advisory Committee

The FIAC is one of three advisory bodies to the Council required by the Magnuson-Stevens Act that provides input and recommendations on management and conservation actions from an industry perspective. Members include representatives from Hawaiʻi, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in industry-related sectors such as fishing, seafood processing, distribution and marketing industries, fishing tackle and marine service and supply providers.

The FIAC recently provided feedback to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on development and implementation of a National Seafood Strategy. The National Seafood Strategy aims to promote sustainable U.S. fisheries and help U.S. fishery sectors compete with foreign fishery products. NMFS also requested comments on the National Seafood Strategy Implementation Plan, for which the FIAC developed recommendations on addressing National Seafood Strategy in March 2024.