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Seafood Pregnancy Blog
Can Pregnant Women Eat Tuna? “Can I eat tuna when I’m pregnant?” is one of the most commonly asked questions by expecting mothers. The short answer: yes. The longer answer: Not only can women ...
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Press Release
Statement on the Passing of Bob Joyce
WASHINGTON, DC December 31, 2018 — Robert W "Bob" Joyce was a family man, a business man, an athlete, a scholar, a World War II veteran and his big Irish smile was a fixture in the seafood community...
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Sustainability Press Release
NFI Crab Council Announces Brice Phillips as New Chairman
December 18, 2018 Washington, DC –The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council announces it has elected a new Chairman, Brice Phillips the Director of Club Store Sales at Phillips Foods. Philli...
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Fraud Press Release
New York’s Attorney General Focuses on Fish Fraud
December 17, 2018 Washington, DC– An investigation by New York’s Attorney General that targeted 155 stores across 29 supermarket brands found mislabeled seafood about a quarter of the time. The...
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Press Release
Top 10 List Shows Significant Increase in Seafood Consumption
December 13, 2018 – Washington, DC – In 2017 Americans ate 16 pounds of seafood per capita, an increase of 1.1 pounds from the 14.9 pounds consumed in 2016. It is the highest per capita consumptio...
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Press Release
Statement on the Passing of Erik Breivik
WASHINGTON, DC December 5, 2018 — The seafood community has lost another pioneer. A giant in the groundfish world, Erik Breivik was the founder of Glacier Fish and a pioneer in Bering Sea fisheri...
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Press Release
NFI Statement on Tariff Developments
A temporary suspension of tariff increases and a commitment to continued trade negotiations are welcome developments. Seafood exports to China and seafood imports from China both play and important ro...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
Why are American Seafood Jobs At-risk?
Coast to coast workers turn domestic and imported fish into meals on American plates. Tariffs make dinnertime more expensive for families and jeopardize U.S. jobs. ...
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Press Release
Statement on the Passing of Lee Conrad
WASHINGTON, DC November 21, 2018 —Today the seafood community mourns the loss of one of our true champions. Lee Conrad, wife of the late Ken Conrad, passed away on Tuesday surrounded by family. A...
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Press Release
Statement on the Passing of Danny Cohen
WASHINGTON, DC November 21, 2018 —Danny Cohen, founder of Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. was uniquely committed to both the sustainability of the resource and the sustainability of his employees. ...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
Here’s How the Whole Seafood Supply Chain is Effected by Trade
Maritime Products International in Newport News, VA, is a fourth-generation family-run company focusing on global production and distribution of a variety of seafood items. Matt Fass, the president, d...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
PA Distributor Talks Jobs and Seafood Trade
Kody Kalichuk is the manager of shipping and quality at Land and Sea, in Monroeville, PA. Land and Sea delivers seafood and meat to restaurants and retail outlets in the greater Pittsburgh area and su...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
VA Chefs Talks Local and Global Seafood Sourcing
Chad Martin owns Circa 1918 Kitchen and Bar in Newport News, Virginia. Chad’s passion is hospitality. He loves taking care of people and cooking amazing food and at Circa 1918 those come together. C...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
Tariffs Threaten to Take a Bite out of this VA Industry
Danell Pugh is inventory manager at the Norfolk, VA location of Preferred Freezer Services. He started at the company in New Jersey and chose to move to Virginia; he has been at the Norfolk facility s...
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Trade & Commerce Video Blog
Port of Virginia Jobs Could Be Collateral Damage in Trade War
Meade Stone Jr. comes from a line of Custom Brokers in the Tidewater, VA area. Now branch manager for the Norfolk, Virginia location of D.J. Powers Company, Meade has been in the industry of fifty yea...