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Seafood studies from 2017 illustrate the vital role seafood plays in the diet. Eating seafood helps fight heart disease, stroke and diabetes – chronic diseases that are linked to an increased risk ...

Independent science shows the vital role seafood has in the diet. These 3 nutrition studies in 2017 show how seafood can be a life-saver. For more information and links to the study read our blog-post...

December 6, 2017 – McLean, VA – The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) announces a new website, NFIHooked.com, that aims to keep professional chefs, culinarians and members of the food service com...

Old News In Fast Company, Magazine editor Eillie Anzilotti  reports that the Safe Catch tuna testing company “Is On A Mission To Clean Up The Oceans.” Apparently Anzilotti didn’t bother to res...

List Features Favorites, Illustrates Important Nutritional Trend November 2, 2017 – Washington, DC – In 2016 Americans ate 14.9 pounds of seafood per capita, while a slight over all dip from 2015...

In 2016, Americans ate 14.9 pounds of seafood per capita, with a top ten seafood list that is actually in the same order as it was in 2015. (Listed in the video) While overall consumption saw a slight...

Greenpeace's Focus on Fundraising It’s that time of year again - time for Greenpeace to ramp up their end-of-year fundraising efforts. The annual rank’n’spank from Greenpeace is once again focu...

Two recent scientific reports, based on a comprehensive review of published science, recommend that the general population increase the amount of seafood they eat to a minimum of two times per week. S...

How much seafood should you eat during pregnancy? Eat at least 2-3 servings of seafood per week to boost babies’ brain development. Choosing the right foods during pregnancy can make a big diff...

This week, NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator, Chris Oliver, sent a letter to the editor of Marine Policy that does not mince words. In response to a new report on IUU fishing, Mr. Oliver asks the...

NFI presents the Global Seafood Market Conference at The InterContinental Hotel Miami, Jan 23-25, 2018. *Committee/Council Meetings will be held on January 21-22 before the start of the conference. Re...

Nutritional Benefits of Eating Fish Fish provides a variety of health benefits through providing vital nutrients like Omega-3s, which the body does not create on its own, and serving as an ideal sour...

This week the Washington Post features a nutritional how-to for moms-to-be that takes on seafood with a simple stanza. NFI’s registered dietitians also just posted an-depth piece about the nutrition...

Relying on science-based reporting The Washington Post took a major step that more and more news outlets relying on science-based reporting are taking. They actually looked at the research surroundin...

Pacific Teems with Safe Fish A new study of seafood from the Pacific, titled Concerns Regarding Radioactivity in Migratory Seafood Negated, puts a pretty fine point on what years of research that cam...