Craig Reeves

I have hopes that tariffs will help us, but that can't be the end game.

I have hopes that tariffs will help us, but that can't be the end game.

I have hopes that tariffs will help us, but that can't be the end game.

My name is Craig Reeves. I'm in Beaufort, South Carolina, and I'm a lifelong commercial shrimper.

My name is Craig Reeves. I'm in Beaufort, South Carolina, and I'm a lifelong commercial shrimper.

My name is Craig Reeves. I'm in Beaufort, South Carolina, and I'm a lifelong commercial shrimper.

I'm 54. So for my life, it's been a trend down. And, you know, the last 20 years has been in a steep decline.

I'm 54. So for my life, it's been a trend down. And, you know, the last 20 years has been in a steep decline.

I'm 54. So for my life, it's been a trend down. And, you know, the last 20 years has been in a steep decline.

ecstatic, you know, overwhelmed that somebody's finally standing up against unfair trade practices.

ecstatic, you know, overwhelmed that somebody's finally standing up against unfair trade practices.

ecstatic, you know, overwhelmed that somebody's finally standing up against unfair trade practices.

So I've tried to consistently say since the very beginning that tariffs is not, it's a short-term gain. It's a short-term help. You know, my hope is not in 50% or 100% tariffs or whatever's negotiated. If it's 10% tariffs, my goal is that the consumer gets to choose whether they buy domestic shrimp or imported shrimp. Instead of being a consuming nation, we need to be a producing nation.

So I've tried to consistently say since the very beginning that tariffs is not, it's a short-term gain. It's a short-term help. You know, my hope is not in 50% or 100% tariffs or whatever's negotiated. If it's 10% tariffs, my goal is that the consumer gets to choose whether they buy domestic shrimp or imported shrimp. Instead of being a consuming nation, we need to be a producing nation.

So I've tried to consistently say since the very beginning that tariffs is not, it's a short-term gain. It's a short-term help. You know, my hope is not in 50% or 100% tariffs or whatever's negotiated. If it's 10% tariffs, my goal is that the consumer gets to choose whether they buy domestic shrimp or imported shrimp. Instead of being a consuming nation, we need to be a producing nation.

I'm at a stage in my life where I really want to leave a legacy for my children and grandchildren, for them to have an opportunity to make a living from the sea. And that's at risk right now.

I'm at a stage in my life where I really want to leave a legacy for my children and grandchildren, for them to have an opportunity to make a living from the sea. And that's at risk right now.

I'm at a stage in my life where I really want to leave a legacy for my children and grandchildren, for them to have an opportunity to make a living from the sea. And that's at risk right now.