About Seafood

June 15, 2010 Washington, DC Americans eat too little seafood and should be encouraged to eat more for better brain development in babies and heart health in adults, according to the final report of ...

June 3, 2010 Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is publicly challenging Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Dr. Oz Show, to correct a number of errors and distortions that he made concern...

May 28, Washington, D.C. Two of the worlds top experts on brain health are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update its 2004 advice on fish and pregnancy because it is out of ...

June 1, 2010 Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is publicly challenging Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Dr. Oz Show, to correct a number of errors and distortions that he made concern...

May 28, Washington, D.C. Two of the worlds top experts on brain health are calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update its 2004 advice on fish and pregnancy because it is out of ...

A joint report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization says governments need to do a better job emphasizing the benefits of eating se...

April 28, 2010 Washington, DC The marginalized public relations extortion campaign known as Greepeaces retailer ranking effort has updated its list of store rankings and continues to make unreasonabl...

April 22, 2010, Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is urging reporters and editors to exercise caution when reporting on a study concerning sushi tuna and mercury that was recent...

MEDIA ADVISORY April 21, 2010, Washington, D.C. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is encouraging reporters and editors to contact the Institute directly before completing any reporting about a ...

March 12, 2010 Washington, DC In order to replace the protein harvested by commercial seafood man would have to clear cut all of the worlds rainforests 22 times over, according to renowned University...

February 23, 2010 Washington, DC- Connecticut's Department of Consumer Protection publicly put short-weight seafood on the radar with Monday's announcement that half of the frozen fish packages it tes...

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) congratulates Eric Schwaab on his appointment as the new Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries.
Eric combines common sense with a science-based ap...

January 29, 2010 Washington, DC - The announcement of a 28-count indictment on charges of seafood mislabeling and species substitution is another recent example of how the government is putting some l...

Washington, DC December 1, 2009 The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is expanding its staff of experts with the addition of Ron Rogness as leader of its sustainability efforts. Rogness body of wor...

November 12, 2009 Washington, DC - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Commission (EC) have signed an agreement to implement new rules that require wild capture...