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Press Release
Union Organizer Accuses Foreign Shrimp Processors of Labor Law Violations
April 23, Washington The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) rejects any mistreatment of workers or other human rights abuses. Workers whether they be fishermen on the water, farmers at their ponds, ...
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Sustainability Press Release
A Salute to Stewards of Sustainability
With an increasing number of Americans turning to seafood as part of a healthy diet, on this Earth Day, the evidence is clear that fisheries are answering the call for sustainability. The seafood comm...
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Sustainability Press Release
Greenpeaces Pacific Protest: Dangerous & Misguided
A US tuna boat operating legally in the Pacific Ocean was vandalized at sea as part of a dangerous and irresponsible stunt perpetrated by Greenpeace activists. To pull along side another vessel at sea...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
Congress Takes Aim at Illegal, Unregulated Fishing
Today the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans heard testimony about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and considered efforts to reduce the worldwide ...
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Press Release
Media Still Perpetuating Mercury Myth
Its happened again, this time in Houston. A Sunday March 30th report in the Houston Chronicle detailed yet another set of mercury tests done on bluefin tuna found in local sushi restaurants. The story...
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Press Release
Eating More Fish During Pregnancy Improves Infant Intellect
New research
to be published in the April issue of the American Journal of
Epidemiology adds to the groundswell of new, independent science that
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Follow the once for twice ruleshop once a week for two seafood meals at home. Always buy seafood from a reputable market where the employees are able to answer questions. Fresh fish should be brig...
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Seafood is a powerhouse food. It fuels our bodies with important vitamins and minerals that help keep us in the best possible health at all life stages, from birth through old age. See what eating s...
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Press Release
Enviro-Lobbyists Push Prop65 Scare Story, Encourage Seafood-Deficient Diet
The National Fisheries Institute advises local California news
outlets and any other news outlets around the United States that
erroneous claims about mercury in seafood by Got Mercury may... -
Health Press Release
Moms Low Fish Diet May Have Consequences for Baby
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
says the typical American diet, low in seafood, is deficient in omega-3
fatty acids and may pose a risk to babies develo... -
Press Release
OCEAN COMMISSION REPORT CARD CITES MODEST IMPROVEMENTS
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative today released its annual U.S.
Ocean Policy Report Card, highlighting notable progress in state and
regional efforts at ocean policy reform and in eff... -
Sustainability Press Release
NOAA Says Consumers Need to Get the Facts on Seafood Safety & Sustainability
Consumers with questions about seafood sustainability and safety now
need to look no further than National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administrations (NOAA) web site for answers. Today at the... -
Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Wants Exxon to Pay Up
The National Fisheries Institute fully supports efforts to force
Exxon to pay the damages it owes as a result of 1989s Valdez oil spill. Alaskas fishing industry and the broader seafood communit... -
Health Press Release
NYT Public Editor Criticizes Times Mercury Story
In Sundays New York Times the papers ombudsman, Clark Hoyt,
reviewed three recent health stories and concluded that the Times
story on mercury in sushi tuna, required careful judgment and ... -
Sustainability Press Release
NFI Congratulates James Balsiger on NMFS Appointment
The National Fisheries Institute is pleased to welcome James W.
Balsiger as the acting assistant administrator for NOAA's National
Marine Fisheries Service. In his new position Dr. Balsige...