North American seafood trade association the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) said it fears American seafood producers will be disadvantaged “over a fight they have no dog in," as US and EU officials raise the stakes in a potential trade war.

The European Commission proposed tariffs on $20 billion (€17.7 billion) worth of US products as a countermeasure in the context of ongoing Boeing dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO), with several key seafood species making the list.

The move by the EU comes after the United States said it was considering tariffs on about $11