The issue of tariffs weighed heavily on the show floor at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Massachusetts, this week.

While Iceland is not yet a stated target of US president Donald Trump, Hanna Katrin Fridriksson, Iceland’s minister of Industry and Trade, told the Iceland Monitor that discussions regarding tariffs "cast a shadow over the event."

“There is no denying that this issue is weighing heavily on everyone’s minds," Fridriksson told the outlet. "The big question is: Will it happen to us? How should we react? Can we do anything? Things are moving fast, and people are trying to make sense of it all, but the unease is palpable."

The US is a critical market for Icelandic seafood exporters, especially aquaculture. January 2025 alone became the second largest month of export-value of Icelandic aquaculture products, according to We Are Aquaculture, with exports of salmon products reaching a total value of USD 17.1 million [...]