Craig Reeves

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.

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.

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.