About Seafood

A fragmented focus means continued gridlock and hire prices. How do you break the logistics logjam? It’s time for Washington to act now. That means holding steamship lines accountable. Make real ope...

November 23, 2021 Washington, DC – The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council congratulates the Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for its Best Projects Sustaina...

Washington, DC – November 15, 2021 – The National Fisheries Institute has announced it will host the 10thAnniversary of The Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC) in person from January 18 – ...

Boston Globe Report: Mass. lawmakers urge resumption of shipping at Port of Boston By Hiawatha Bray and Anissa Gardizy November 12, 2021 Six members of the Massachusetts congressional delegatio...

Many foods can help boost our overall health over the holidays. Whether the holidays are merry or not, this time of year can put extra stress on us or can just feel incredibly overwhelming. The good ...

Read NFI President John Connelly’s Op-Ed published on November 11, 2021, via IntraFish, below: I’ve read with interest and some puzzlement the back-and-forth chat about the labeling of plants...

This article was originally published in Urner Barry's Reporter Quarterly Magazine. Picture this.  You’re strolling through the frozen seafood aisle of your grocery store in searc...

WASHINGTON, DC – October 17, 2021 – Chuck Bundrant was a man of contrasts:  A young man from southern Indiana who partnered with a Norwegian to build a seafood company spanning the globe; a ...

October 7, 2021 Baltimore, MD – The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council met in Baltimore, Maryland October 5th and 6th as part of its working group meeting series. The group last met in p...

October “Go Pescatarian” initiative from NFI’s Dish on Fish blog promotes benefits of a seafood-plus-vegetarian diet – and it even has its own e-cookbook  McLEAN, Va., Oct. 1, 2021 �...

The start of September sounds the dismissal bell on summer vacation and signals the beginning of back-to-school routines for kids and families. A new school year — especially during this unpreceden...

WASHINGTON, DC – August 23, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the passing, on 21 August, of Harbor Seafood founder Peter Cardone, the seafood community has lost a pioneer, a leader, and a truly ch...

Fisheries Policy Expert Joins NFI’s Advocacy Team Washington, DC – August 16, 2021 – The National Fisheries Institute announces it has hired Morgan Bell as its new Director, Public Poli...

WASHINGTON, DC – August 12, 2021, 2021 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – NOAA’s 2021 Biennial Report to Congress on Improving International Fisheries Management, released today, is an example of a tool us...

July 20, 2021 Washington, DC – The National Fisheries Institute’s Red Crab Council and its partners –  Ocean Outcomes (O2) and Tao Ran on the ground in China – have renewed their annual ...