About Seafood

May 16, 2008 Washington United States Senate Committee on Appropriations has committed $275 million to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as part of the 2008 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation...

May 8, 2008 Washington The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) sees the Common Vision statement released by a coalition of environmental groups today as a step in the right direction when it comes to...

When half-truths, misstatements and flat out errors about seafood make their way into the press, youre likely to read about it here. When a new study in the world of seafood science is making waves wi...

May 7, 2008 Washington Just in time for Mothers Day, the eco-lobbying group Oceana has enlisted actress/model Amber Valletta to dole out dietary advice and promote seafood warning signs in stores. B...

May 1, 2008 Washington Joint Resolution No. 57 is an attempt by the eco-lobby to promote non-science-based alarmist rhetoric about mercury in seafood. The resolutions sponsors claim their efforts ar...

When is seafood done? Whole fish, larger fillets, or steaks may be checked for doneness with an instant-read thermometer. Remove them from the heat source as their internal temperature begins to app...

Doctors and dietitians say twelve ounces per week of seafood is the goal, so the Blog About Seafood is here to show you what that looks like in a real diet. My journey to becoming a seafood-loving d...

April 24, 2008 Washington The nations leading food trade associations say an effort to have the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspect and grade seafood would add costly bureaucracy an...

April 24, 2008 Washington Responding to allegations of mistreatment of workers and children at shrimp processing facilities in Thailand and Bangladesh, The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) affirme...

Fish Intake, Contaminants, and Human Health
Authors: Dariush Mozaffarian, Eric Rimm, et al.
Harvard Medical School
Journal: Journal of the American Medical Association, October 200...

Seafood Choices: Balancing Risks and Benefits
Authors: Institute of Medicine Committee on Nutrient Relationships in Seafood
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
Journal: ...

Mercury, Fish Oils, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Eliseo Guallar, et al.
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Journal: New England Journal of Medicine, November 2002...

Fish Consumption among Healthy Adults is Associated with Decreased Levels of Inflammatory Markers Related to Cardiovascular Disease
Authors: Antonis Zampelas, et al.
Harikopio University,...

Fish Consumption and Stroke Risk in Elderly Individuals: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Authors: Darriush Mozaffarian, et al.
Harvard Medical School
Journal: Archives of Internal ...

Intake of Fish and n3 Fatty Acids and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Japanese
Authors: Hiroyasu Iso, et al.
Department of Public Health Medicine, Japan
Journal: Circulation...