About Seafood

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...

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...

August 29, 2017— NFI is disappointed with the court’s decision. The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) remains an expensive burden for the American companies that will bear the costs, for in...

WASHINGTON, DC July 13, 2017 — Ronald Jensen’s contributions to the seafood community were invaluable. He recognized the dangers of working the water and the heart and soul brave fishermen put int...

July 12, 2017 – WASHINGTON, DC – What is shaping up to be an annual, and almost entirely ignored tradition from Greenpeace is about to arrive; the ranking of food service companies based on what G...

June 20, 2017— The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) welcomes Chris Oliver as the new head of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS.) Mr. Oliver most recently served as Executive Director of ...

May 9, 2017— Today NOAA Fisheries released both its Status of the Stocks and Fisheries Economics of the United States reports to Congress. The Status of the Stocks report continues to illustrate ...

WASHINGTON, DC March 16, 2017 — The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and our members are committed to sustainable fishing and support efforts to combat Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fi...

Redesigned Message to Moms Confuses, Fails Science-Based Mandate January 18, 2017 San Francisco, CA – Newly released FDA/EPA advice to women on eating seafood runs the risk of confusing moms and ...

October 27, 2016 – Washington, DC – In 2015 Americans ate 15.5 pounds of seafood per capita, up nearly a full pound (0.9 lb.) from 2014. The increase is reflected in multiple species across the N...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

The National Fisheries Institute congratulates the Senate for taking decisive and bipartisan action in voting to disapprove the USDA catfish regulation.  The Senate action, supported by Senators from...