About Seafood

WASHINGTON, DC September 7, 2016 — NFI members have zero tolerance for human trafficking and or labor violations. Some workplace exemptions have historically allowed certain sectors to fill jobs ...

Oceana’s latest report on seafood fraud is hardly garnering the type of coverage its previous efforts have but that doesn’t mean it’s filled with any less misleading hyperbole. Let’s get to th...

Another Greenpeace publicity scheme prepares to end in failure and embarrassment.  For the last several years, the global fundraising group had tried to create buzz for a makeshift top-ten list of so...

August 18, 2016  – WASHINGTON, DC – Greenpeace is preparing to released yet another fund raising campaign and this time it will rank foodservice companies. The list will undoubtedly follow the t...

August 3, 2016 Brooke Siegel Director of Editorial Operations Good Housekeeping VIA EMAIL Dear Ms. Siegel, An article People Want Retailers to Stop Selling Chicken of the Sea, Bumble...

As a key part of its new initiative to educate Americans about the benefits and enjoyment of eating seafood, the National Fisheries Institute this week is expanding its online reach with the launch of...

August 2, 2016 Washington, DC – The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has hired Abdul Ghofar, Ph.D. as its Crab Sustainability Envoy. Working in Indonesian fisheries for over thirty ...

As dietitians, we are well aware of the disconnect between what we say people should eat and what they actually do eat.  The reasons for the gap are complicated, but, simply put, health just isn’t ...

The New York Post is known for sensational headlines and attention-grabbing images – and the iconic outlet can be as bombastic as News Corp desires as long as its reporters adhere to basic journalis...

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A Chance for a Catfish Vote Failing to repeal would set up a WTO showdown that the U.S. could lose. July 6, 2016 3:52 p.m. ET Will the U.S. House of Representatives get to vote this summer on rep...

Over 100 Nobel laureates have signed a letter to Greenpeace, asking the radical environmental group to end their campaign against genetically modified organisms. The letter’s signers include Nobel P...

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine today finds that omega-3 fatty acids are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart attacks. Researchers from around the world formed FORC...

One thing is clear: It’s time for House Leadership to allow a vote on getting rid of the USDA Catfish Program. ...

Greenpeace is in the news yet again. This time, however, the radical environmentalist group is facing a lawsuit from the forest products industry. To no one’s surprise, the plaintiffs say Greenpeace...