About Seafood

The National Fisheries Institute fully supports efforts to force
Exxon to pay the damages it owes as a result of 1989s Valdez oil spill. Alaskas fishing industry and the broader seafood communit...

In Sundays New York Times the papers ombudsman, Clark Hoyt,
reviewed three recent health stories and concluded that the Times
story on mercury in sushi tuna, required careful judgment and ...

The National Fisheries Institute is pleased to welcome James W.
Balsiger as the acting assistant administrator for NOAA's National
Marine Fisheries Service. In his new position Dr. Balsige...

The Presidents budget highlights the need for Food and Drug
Administration funding but the National Fisheries Institute is
disappointed that it does not go even further in its commitment. ...

Today British public policy leaders highlight the role seafood plays
in health. The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) applauds a call from
the Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Foru...

The National Fisheries Institute cautions local news outlets against
planning to replicate the erroneous New York Times story about mercury
in sushi and encourages them to contact NFI for ...

Yesterdays flawed and alarmist New York Times article about tuna
sushi has resulted in a series of irresponsible reports that fly in the
face of widely-accepted nutrition guidance for Amer...

In a poorly-sourced, sensational article in this mornings New York
Times, reporter Marian Burros presents a distorted report on sushi and
seafood that is at odds with widely accepted scien...

Nearly 4 months after the seafood industry joined the U.S. Congress, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and environmental groups in calling for a moratorium on bluefin tuna fishing...

There is no convincing evidence that avoiding fish during pregnancy or breastfeeding prevents allergies, according to a report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) this week. The report...