About Seafood

March 20, 2011 Boston, MA Companies that represent more than 60 percent of the U.S. market for imported Blue Swimming Crab have launched a major sustainability initiative designed to end the harvesti...

BOSTON (March 21, 2011) A new implementation guide for applying traceability standards in the U.S. seafood supply chain was announced today by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and GS1 US at the...

Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2011) The United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released today, name seafood among t...

January 17, 2011 Washington, DC The three largest American tuna companies; Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea and StarKist have joined forces along with Thai tuna processors in launching a multi-million ...

January 14, 2011 Washington, DC The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has hired Robert DeHaan to lead its government affairs office. DeHaan held senior positions in the Bush Administration for nearl...

January 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. The environmental activist group Got Mercury? is shopping the results of its recycled mercury testing story to reporters throughout California. As always, Got Mercu...

January 3, 2011, Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is warning reporters and editors to disregard the health claims gossip websites are attributing to movie star Hilary Swank. Th...

December 6, 2010 Washington, D.C. Consumer Reports (CR) latest scare story on canned tuna is simply a retread of a 2006 report that does a disservice to its readers by using the same sleight of hand ...

November 30, 2010 Washington, DC After a year of wrangling Senators Richard Durbin and Richard Burrs bipartisan food safety legislation finally passed the U.S. Senate.Durbin said the bill will, "Help...

November 5, 2010 Washington, DC The largest scallop suppliers in the United States have drawn a line in the sand, telling cheaters in their industry to clean up your act.We are happy to see members o...

October 22, 2010 Washington, DC A Federal Judge in New York has once again and with finality ruled against Customs and Border Protection for unfairly targeting imported shrimp with excessive bonding ...

Washington, DC October 20, 2010 With furrowed brow and overacted artificial sincerity the Catfish Farmers of America (CFA) have launched a television commercial designed to distort the safety of impo...

Chicago, IL September 24, 2010 Whether at home writing a weekly shopping list, at the seafood counter curious about a fish on special or in a restaurant wavering between two menu options, consumers no...

Washington, DC September 7, 2010 Americans ate 15.8 pounds of seafood per capita in 2009, down slightly from 16 pounds in 2008 and just ten varieties made up more than 88 percent of that consumption. ...

August 20, 2010 Washington The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is warning reporters and editors to disregard the health claims of NBC television personality Jillian Michaels after she told Facebo...