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Union Organizer Accuses Foreign Shrimp Processors of Labor Law Violations
April 23, Washington The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) rejects any mistreatment of workers or other human rights abuses. Workers whether they be fishermen on the water, farmers at their ponds, ...
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Sustainability Press Release
A Salute to Stewards of Sustainability
With an increasing number of Americans turning to seafood as part of a healthy diet, on this Earth Day, the evidence is clear that fisheries are answering the call for sustainability. The seafood comm...
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Sustainability Press Release
Greenpeaces Pacific Protest: Dangerous & Misguided
A US tuna boat operating legally in the Pacific Ocean was vandalized at sea as part of a dangerous and irresponsible stunt perpetrated by Greenpeace activists. To pull along side another vessel at sea...
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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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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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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.... -
Follow the once for twice ruleshop once a week for two seafood meals at home. Always buy seafood from a reputable market where the employees are able to answer questions. Fresh fish should be brig...
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Seafood is a powerhouse food. It fuels our bodies with important vitamins and minerals that help keep us in the best possible health at all life stages, from birth through old age. See what eating s...
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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...