About Seafood

A complement to National Seafood Month, National Pescatarian Month in October celebrates and promotes healthy diets centered around fish and shellfish plus vegetables. Reston, Va. — Healthy, ver...

Fresh & Frozen Helped Grow Seafood Consumption WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 7, 2023 — In 2021, Americans consumed a record 20.5 pounds of seafood per capita, a whopping increase of 1.5 pounds f...

May 1, 2023 Washington, DC – The NFI Red Crab Council and its sustainability partners, Ocean Outcomes (O2), are proud to announce they’re entering year 5 of the comprehensive Red Crab Fisheries I...

WASHINGTON, DC – April 20, 2023— NFI and Diversified Communications have enjoyed a Strategic Partnership for 25 years. Like so many of NFI’s members, Diversified is a family-owned business that...

WASHINGTON, DC – March 21, 2023— The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly released report, “Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood,” illustrates a continued commitment to seafo...

Washington, DC – March 14, 2023 – Dr. Abdul Ghofar was an accomplished fisheries biologist whose contribution to global Blue Swimming Crab work was renowned. He was a tireless advocate for scienc...

WASHINGTON, DC — February 24, 2023 — The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) newly issued draft guidance to help ensure appropriate labeling of plant-based beverages, marketed as milk altern...

WASHINGTON, DC – February 1, 2023— As Trident Seafoods celebrates its 50th anniversary, the National Fisheries Institute is reminded how hard work, coupled with faith, family, imagination, and in...

PALM SPRINGS, CA – January 16, 2023 – Harry Frisch, Chairman of Beaver Street Fisheries was a seafood legend who grew a small retail fish shop in Jacksonville, Florida into one of the largest sea...

Washington, D.C. — November 23, 2022 — National Fisheries Institute (NFI) announces that the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has officially created the “John P. Connelly...

WASHINGTON, DC – November 21, 2022— Today, we mourn the loss of a fierce advocate, a loving father, a cherished husband, a beloved brother, an esteemed leader, and to so many a mentor and simply ...

National Turkey Federation Executive to lead NFI Washington, D.C. — November 1, 2022 — Today, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) named Lisa Wallenda Picard as incoming President & CEO...

WASHINGTON, DC – September 28, 2022— We applaud the White House for hosting today’s conference on ending hunger and increasing healthy eating so that fewer Americans experience widespread d...

Pillar 1. Improve food access and affordability National Fisheries Institute members, through their
partnership with SeaShare and America’s Second Harvest and similar organizations, commit t...

September 7, 2022 - Washington, D.C. – The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) issued the following statement in response to Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program adding American lobster to ...