About Seafood

This week the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Mercury Policy Project (MMP) continue a tradition of embarrassingly out-of-step public proclamations. The duos latest ramblings expose the groups as...

WASHINGTON, DC February 19, 2015 Todays report from the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee strongly reaffirms seafoods position as one of the healthiest options in the American diet. The repo...

February 18, 2015Kevin Delaney
Editor in Chief
Business, Science
QuartzVIA EMAILDear Mr. Delaney,I am writing to address editorial concerns with your online article, The mercury level i...

Sometimes infographics are funny. Sometimes they are enlightening. Sometimes theyre just plain wrong and make the people who promote them look um whats the word ignorant. Right, thats it ignorant. Cas...

There is little doubt that delicious domestic seafood is an iconic part of Americas wider harvest. Shrimp and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico, salmon from Washington, crabs from Alaska and Lobsters fr...

February 3, 2015 WASHINGTON, DC Irresponsible and sloppy reporting on a new study published in the Journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry may scare consumers into thinking that mercury levels...

January 21, 2015 Washington, DC The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has hired Kedrin Simms Brachman as Director of Government Relations. Simms Brachman previously held positions on Capitol Hill, in...

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January 16, 2015 Ms. Michele Promaulayko Editor in Chief Yahoo! HealthYahoo! Health VIA EMAIL Dear Ms. Promaulayko, This morning on Yahoo! Health I was surprised to read the headline, 8 Reasons You Sh...

Real nutrition experts are clear when they urge Americans to eat more lean, nutrient-dense foods like canned tuna to jump-start New Years Resolutions. But Prevention magazine is doing just the opposit...

WASHINGTON, DC December16, 2014 Members of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) have zero tolerance for illegal fishing and all forms of commercial seafood fraud. NFI members have lead the global i...

WASHINGTON, DC December 1, 2014 With the passing of Tom Elliott, the seafood community remembers a giant but also celebrates his life in the industry. From his days at Slade Gorton to his tenure as P...

November 19, Washington, DC Strategies to improve global nutrition during pregnancy and childhood is a priority at the second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), an inter-governmental nutri...

October 31, 2014 Washington, DC A slight uptick on overall seafood consumption can be seen in the Commerce Departments latest data, used to calculate the National Fisheries Institutes (NFI) annual To...

Washington, DC October 30, 2014 Reporters, producers and editors working on stories about the newly-released Oceana report on mislabeled shrimp are encouraged to read it with an eye for detail and pe...