The major fishery product exports to Kuwait from the United States in 2003 were lobster, catfish, and tuna. Overall, catfish exports to Kuwait are rapidly increasing. In October 2003 alone, 85,000 pounds of frozen catfish fillets were shipped to Kuwait. From 2002 to 2003, U.S. seafood exports to Kuwait increased over 2000 percent...

A large part of the reason for this rapid increase may be because of a U.S. Representative of Mississippi and his wife. They began a seafood drive by collecting gulf shrimp to feed the 890th National Guard Unit. Additionally, one thousand pounds of U.S. farm-raised frozen catfish fillets were donated, raising the over all exports to Kuwait.