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Health Press Release
New 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines Reveal Americans of All Ages Need to Eat More Seafood
Washington, DC – December 29, 2020 – The United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) highlight the benefits...
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Advocacy Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on COVID-19 Recovery and Relief Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC – December 22, 2020 — The House and Senate have passed a bipartisan $900 billion economic relief package to aid the nation’s pandemic recovery. The final legislation allows for...
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Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Planned Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC – December 1, 2020 — Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices announced their recommendations for the prioritized alloca...
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Press Release
Huge Seafood Coalition Opposes Natural Resources Bill that Undercuts Sustainability Successes
Washington, DC – Ahead of tomorrow’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing on legislation entitled “Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act,” a coalition of more than 800 members of the seafood ...
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Press Release
Statement on the Passing of Stephen Thompson
WASHINGTON, DC November 16, 2020 — The seafood community has lost a technical giant and brilliant smile. Stephen Thompson was a seafood veteran who could solve any regulation implementation or food ...
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Trade & Commerce Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on EU Parliament Removing Tariffs on U.S. Lobster
WASHINGTON, DC – November 11, 2020 — The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) welcomes today’s announcement that lawmakers in the European Parliament’s trade committee have voted in favor of rem...
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Trade & Commerce Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on the EU’s Retaliatory Seafood Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC November 9, 2020 — Today’s news that the European Union will place tariffs on about $20 million worth of annual United States seafood exports to the EU is disappointing. The seafood...
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Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Seafood Expo North America 2021
WASHINGTON, DC November 2, 2020 —For years, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and its members have seen Diversified Communications’ dedication to educating, connecting, and growing the seafoo...
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Trade & Commerce Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on WTO Authorized Retaliatory Tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC October 13, 2020 — The World Trade Organization’s authorization of $4 billion in tariffs on U.S. exports to the European Union, as part of a dispute over aid to airplane manufacture...
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Trade & Commerce Press Release
NFI’s Robert DeHaan Testifies Before U.S. International Trade Commission
October 1, 2020 – Washington, DC – The U.S. International Trade Commission is examining the effect of a lobster trade agreement, between Canada and the European Union, on America’s lobster indus...
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Advocacy Press Release
Slade Gorton CEO, Kim Gorton, Testifies Before Congress
September 30, 2020 – Washington, DC – Today’s House Committee on Small Business hearing on the impact of the pandemic on food systems included testimony from Slade Gorton CEO, Kim Gorton. Her fa...
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Advocacy Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on SIMP-Compliant Importers List
WASHINGTON, DC September 22, 2020 — NOAA Fisheries has announced a new Seafood Import Monitoring Program component designed to highlight “Compliant Importers” and reduce the frequency of their a...
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Advocacy Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on FDA Food Traceability Proposed Rule
WASHINGTON, DC September 22, 2020 — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its proposed rule for traceability and recordkeeping, along with a draft “Food Traceability List” that cat...
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Safety Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Coronavirus on Squid Packaging in China
WASHINGTON, DC September 21, 2020 — Reports from China say coronavirus was found on the packaging of squid imported to that country from Russia. With this in mind, it is important to understand that...
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Advocacy Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Seafood Trade Relief Program
WASHINGTON, DC September 9, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s announcement that it will provide $530 million to support the men and women who harvest seafood, whose livelihoods have been...