Well, it happened. Liberation Day arrived Wednesday (April 2) and with it the sweeping tariffs that US president Donald Trump had promised. What does it mean for the seafood industry?
A lot still hangs in the air, but Catch the Current hosts Amanda Buckle and Lorin Castiglione are phoning all their friends to break down the hardest-hit countries and what it means for key species.
Grab a shot glass and your liquor of choice because it’s time to talk Trump tariffs!
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Don’t have time to listen? You’re missing out on the fun! Find a transcript of episode 11 of Catch the Current below:
Amanda Buckle (AB): You’re listening to Catch the Current, the coolest seafood podcast out there, from the team at Undercurrent News, your trusted source for industry news, data and prices. I’m Amanda Buckle.
Lorin Castiglione (LC): And I’m Lorin Castiglione.
AB: Grab your shot glass and liquor of choice because we’re talking about Trump’s tariffs.
LC: I know I previously said that we’re not that type of podcast but in this case you may be right. After quite a bit of back and forth about tariffs since he first took office in January, Trump stood by his word on so-called “Liberation Day.”
AB: On Wednesday, with his poster board in hand, Trump announced all the retaliatory tariffs being put in place to “Make America Wealthy Again.”
US president Donald Trump announcing retaliatory tariffs on April 2, 2025. Photo Credit: The White House/ Facebook
LC: We’re calling in multiple friends and using Undercurrent’s trade portal to break down the biggest losers — and even winners — from Trump’s Tariff bonanza.
AB: Caller number one. Undercurrent News’ editor-in-chief, Tom Seaman. Tom, what a time to be alive in the global seafood industry.
As someone living in London, what was it like watching these tariff announcements unfold yesterday? Because I can only imagine it was like watching an Oprah rerun, like, “you get a tariff, you get a tariff, you get a tariff!”
