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Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Seafood Expo North America
WASHINGTON, DC April 6, 2021—Diversified Communications continues its long run of connecting the seafood community through innovative events across various platforms. Today, Diversified announced th...
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Press Release
NFI Welcomes New Communications Director
Food Industry Advocate Brings Strategic Communications Experience to Fisheries Washington, DC – April 1, 2021 – The National Fisheries Institute announces it has hired Melaina Lewis as its ...
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Press Release
New Netflix Movie is Propaganda not Documentary
Washington, DC – March 9, 2021 – Netflix’s long history of providing a platform for oft over looked documentaries is being called into question with its promotion of vegan activist propaganda. ...
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Safety Press Release
Washington, D.C. (March 8, 2021) – Today, the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation), an industry coalition representing the makers of cell-cultured meat, poultry and se...
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Fraud Press Release
Multi-Agency Investigation Cracks Down on Fish Fraud
February 19, 2021 Washington, DC– The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has charged four men for their part in an alleged plot to import mislabeled fish into the United St...
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Safety Press Release
USDA, FDA & CDC Reiterate There Is “No Credible Evidence” Food or Food Packaging Transmits COVID-19
Washington, DC | February 18, 2021 –Today the leadership of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Advocacy Press Release
National Fisheries Institute Statement on Climate Crisis Executive Order
WASHINGTON, DC – January 27, 2021 — The National Fisheries Institute welcomes the Administration’s early focus on fisheries. We are prepared to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm...
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Press Release
New NFI Chair Highlights Market Data and Expert Insights Available at Virtual GSMC
Washington, DC – January 25, 2021 – The President and CEO of Seattle Fish Co., Derek Figueroa, is the new Chair of the National Fisheries Institute. Figueroa helms the Denver-based seafood distrib...
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Trade & Commerce Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – January 7, 2021 — Gov. Gina Raimondo is an innovator who understands the vital balance between resource management and the needs of the business community. We are encouraged that ...
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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...