• Health Blog

    Advice from Celebrity Fitness Gurus: For Entertainment Purposes Only

    Its not clear how anyone actually becomes a celebrity fitness guru. There are no classes to attend or tests to pass that we can find. So any advice you hear from a celebrity fitness guru is best kept ...

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    Washington Post Misinforms Readers About Seafood

    Carolyn Butlers article in The Washington Post, Eating fish is wise, but its good to know where your seafood comes from, takes good news about the health benefits of eating seafood and buries it under...

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    fish tacos from @lstysonscorner

    On my first day with the National Fisheries Institute, a small group of us went to La Sandia at Tysons Corner Center. I had grilled snapper tacos with shredded cabbage, avocado and corn with a little ...

  • Consumer Protection News Item

    Company and Two Owners Sentenced on Charges of Mislabeling Shrimp

    The Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Walter Schoepf and Karl Degiacomi, on violations of Lacey Act for mislabeling shrimp. Culinary Specialties, the company that Mr. Schoefp and Mr. D...

  • Health Blog

    A Letter to the Washington Post

    November 19, 2012 Mr.Patrick Pexton Ombudsman Washington Post Dear Mr. Pexton I am writing about todays article titled Eating fish is wise, but its good to know where your seafood comes from. Unfortun...

  • Health Blog

    Rima Kleiner takes the Reigns on Blog About Seafood

    Were happy to announce that on October 29th Jennifer gave birth to a healthy, happy baby and she is currently on maternity leave. She will be back in late January where she will continue to bring you ...

  • Consumer Protection News Item

    NOAAs Office of Law Enforcement Tackles Seafood Fraud

    Reprinted from NOAA Fisheries Service From the halls of Congress to high-end restaurants, seafood fraud has been getting a lot of attention: Investigations by nongovernmental organizations and media o...

  • Sustainability Press Release

    NFI Crab Council Expands Work in Thailand

    November 15, 2012 Washington, DC The National Fisheries Institutes Crab Council has joined the Thai Frozen Food Associations Thai Crab Product Group, the Kung Krabaen Bay Royal Development Study Cent...

  • Health Blog

    roiling sea of … hyperbole

    Food reporter, Michele Henry, writes in todays Toronto Star: Choosing to put fish on your dinner plate might seem like a smart, healthy, even responsible choice. But surrounding these creatures is a r...

  • Health Blog

    Growing Pressure on Science Journalism

    A few weeks back, NFI issued A Call for Responsibility to end journalists reckless and lazy practices of colluding with agenda-driven activists, distorting scientific truth, championing inferior resea...

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    Sherlock Holmes Off His Game

    His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. -- Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlett (1887) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes series, must have been turning in his grave Thurs...

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    Seafood Fear Mongers Meet Jenny McCarthy

    Mainstream researchers, doctors and dietitians agree that fringe eco-gurus who promote mercury in seafood scare-stories are more and more exposed by ground truth science these days. When the extensive...

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    Get it Right Garcia

    KNBC-TV in Los Angeles has an investigative reporting segment called Get Garcia, Get Results-- it's a catchy little local news moniker that I'm sure the promotions guys just love. But the problem is G...

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    grouper schnitzel with spaetzle and mustard caper cream sauce from @spicyperspectiv and @GBAsheville

    I have been insatiably hungry the last few days, so dinner last night was a bit out of character buttery, crispy grouper (schnitzel) over pan-seared dumplings (spaetzle), all topped with a creamy m...

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    scallops with spice oil and panfried smashed potatoes from @epicurious

    Last night we broke into our second scrumptious seafood buy from scallops with spice oil was just right.It says there will be leftover spice oil, but we discovered its just as good on ...