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Consumer Protection Press Release
Congress Takes Aim at Illegal, Unregulated Fishing
Today the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans heard testimony about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and considered efforts to reduce the worldwide ...
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Press Release
Media Still Perpetuating Mercury Myth
Its happened again, this time in Houston. A Sunday March 30th report in the Houston Chronicle detailed yet another set of mercury tests done on bluefin tuna found in local sushi restaurants. The story...
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Press Release
Eating More Fish During Pregnancy Improves Infant Intellect
New research
to be published in the April issue of the American Journal of
Epidemiology adds to the groundswell of new, independent science that
shows moms who eat more than the U.S.... -
Press Release
Enviro-Lobbyists Push Prop65 Scare Story, Encourage Seafood-Deficient Diet
The National Fisheries Institute advises local California news
outlets and any other news outlets around the United States that
erroneous claims about mercury in seafood by Got Mercury may... -
Health Press Release
Moms Low Fish Diet May Have Consequences for Baby
A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
says the typical American diet, low in seafood, is deficient in omega-3
fatty acids and may pose a risk to babies develo... -
Press Release
OCEAN COMMISSION REPORT CARD CITES MODEST IMPROVEMENTS
The Joint Ocean Commission Initiative today released its annual U.S.
Ocean Policy Report Card, highlighting notable progress in state and
regional efforts at ocean policy reform and in eff... -
Sustainability Press Release
NOAA Says Consumers Need to Get the Facts on Seafood Safety & Sustainability
Consumers with questions about seafood sustainability and safety now
need to look no further than National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administrations (NOAA) web site for answers. Today at the... -
Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Wants Exxon to Pay Up
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... -
Health Press Release
NYT Public Editor Criticizes Times Mercury Story
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 ... -
Sustainability Press Release
NFI Congratulates James Balsiger on NMFS Appointment
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... -
Safety Press Release
Proposed FDA Budget Makes Food Safety a Priority
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. ... -
Press Release
IN MIDST OF AMERICAN-MEDIA MERCURY SCARE, GROUPS ABROAD STICK TO SCIENCE
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... -
Press Release
New York Times Got Sushi Story Wrong
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 ... -
Press Release
INACCURATE SUSHI STORY CAUSES PUBLIC HARM
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... -
Press Release
Errors, Inaccuracy Mar NYT Sushi Story
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...