About Seafood

Reporters covering the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) deliberations of an international mercury treaty, take note: Efforts to safeguard the environment and the public health are laudable ...

January 3, 2013 Washington, DC The NFI Crab Council continues to expand its membership with the addition of Trans Global Products, Inc. A part of the seafood community for the last three decades, Tra...

The reporting guidelines for media covering the 2013 Global Seafood Market Conference are the same guiding principles established for the 2012 symposium. Reporting on analysis and discussion is encour...

December 13, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC- The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is adding the element of social media to Januarys second annual Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC.) NFI will begin tweeti...

WASHINGTON, DC December 11, 2012 This morning NBCs Today Show, features the Better Seafood Board (BSB) as part of its discussion of seafood mislabeling in New York City.NBC correspondent Anne Thompso...

The environmental activist organization, Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG) hosted a webinar yesterday, December 4th, to present the findings of two studies that have not been (or could not get) publis...

November 29, 2012, Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is warning reporters, editors and producers to be cautious when covering a new analysis of data on pollutants and women from...

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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 15, 2012 With nearly two decades of experience Linda Cornish has signed on to head up the Seafood Foundation, which aims to Address Seafood Deficiency in the American Diet. C...

October 9, 2012, Washington, D.C. Reporters, producers and headline writers are warned to read the new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine carefully and report on it accurately,...

September 27, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is expanding its social media footprint with LinkedIn, Pinterest, and a social media video blog. NFI is currently on Facebook...

September 25, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC The possibility of fried seafood with significantly reduced fat may not be that far-fetched. Thanks to donations from the Seafood Industry Research Fund (SIRF), rese...

See the latest NFI Top Ten List Washington, DC September 24, 2012 From Canned Tuna to Cod the top ten most consumed seafood items by Americans are a very familiar group that feeds a growing market. ...

WASHINGTON, DC August 6, 2012 The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is working to keep the foodservice community hooked on seafood. As part of a new seasonal newsletter available for distribution th...

June 26, 2012 Washington, DC The final version of a Philippine Blue Swimming Crab Management Plan has been agreed upon. After nine versions, a coalition of stakeholders in the crab fishery is submitt...