About Seafood

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...

October 21, 2009 Washington, DC - In a move long advocated for by the Better Seafood Board (BSB), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) used its enforcement power to support the economic integrity of...

October 20, 2009, WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is urging consumers to view Monterey Bay Aquarium's (MBA) "Super Green List" recommendations concerning seafood and health w...

October 9, 2009 Washington - This morning the New York Times published yet another installment in the seemingly never-ending dispute between Jeremy Piven and the producers of the Broadway production o...

October 6, 2009 Washington - The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is advising reporters and editors to treat the claims made earlier today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reg...

September 17, 2009 Washington, DC The United Kingdoms Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released its latest advice about eating fish, which takes sustainability in to account while keeping the core mes...

September 16, 2009 Washington Last year, as part of a fundraising campaign, Greenpeace announced Alaska Pollock stocks had collapsed. This was simply not true and government scientists publicly refu...

August 28, 2009 Washington, DC Customs and Border Protection unfairly targeted imported shrimp for excessive bonding requirements according to a federal judges ruling. It appears from the record tha...

August 7, 2009 Washington, DC - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is renewing its commitment to crack down on food companies that break the law, a pledge that is earning the agency's new chief pr...

Washington, DC - July 31, 2009 - In 2006 marine ecologist Boris Worm of Dalhousie University suggested that the oceans would be empty of fish by 2048. His prediction made for good sound bite science a...

Washington, DC - July 23, 2009 - Americans continue to include shrimp and canned tuna as part of a healthy diet more than any other seafood, according to the National Fisheries Institute's "Top Ten" ...