US seafood giants make pleas to Trump as demand 'evaporates overnight'

'Failure to act boldly...will cause permanent damage to our nation’s ability to harvest, farm, process, and distribute seafood products.'

Pacific Seafood CEO Frank Dulcich was one of the signers of an urgent letter to President Donald Trump asking for assistance for the sector amid the US foodservice industry's collapse. — Pacific Seafood CEO Frank Dulcich was one of the signers of an urgent letter to President Donald Trump asking for assistance for the sector amid the US foodservice industry's collapse.Foto: National Fisheries Institute (NFI)/YouTube

Rachel Mutter

Published 25 March 2020, 01:19Updated 25 March 2020, 19:59

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