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  • Top 10 List for Seafood Consumption

    In 2021, Americans consumed a record 20.5 pounds of seafood per capita, a whopping increase of 1.5 pounds from 2020’s figures. The latest numbers demonstrate Americans have expanded their tas...

  • Health Press Release

    MEDIA ALERT: “Fish Consumption & Childhood Obesity Study” Didn’t Look at Eating Fish or Exercise in Children

    February 16, 2016 – Washington, D.C. – Journalists reporting on a new study about seafood consumption in JAMA Pediatrics should actually read the study and report with an eye for detail and persp...

  • Updated 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines Urge Americans to Eat Seafood at Least Twice Each Week

    Contact: Gavin Gibbons (703) 752-8891 ggibbons@nfi.org WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 7, 2016 – The United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2015-2...

  • Contributors

    Jennifer McGuire (L), Rima Kleiner (R) Jennifer McGuire, MS, RD As a nutrition science translator, blogger, media critic, and new mom, I believe the most important nutrition advice I can g...

  • About Tuna Council

    About the Tuna Council The National Fisheries Institutes Tuna Council represents the largest processors and household names for canned and pouch tuna in the U.S. including Bumble Bee, Chicken of the S...

  • Tuna Species

    Tuna is a highly migratory species that can travel through thousands of miles of ocean throughout its life and is fished in diverse regions around the globe. More than 70 countries worldwide fish tuna...

  • Top Nutrients

    Canned and pouched tuna is an easy and delicious way to add essential nutrients to your diet including lean protein, healthy fat and important vitamins and minerals. Tuna is loaded with key nutrients ...

  • Tuna During Pregnancy

    In 2004, the U.S. FDA and EPA issued joint guidelines aimed at women who are pregnant, might become pregnant, are nursing mothers and small children recommending that they can safely eat 12 ounces of ...

  • Tuna: A Low Mercury Fish

    Mercury in fish. Sounds scary, right? It does until you realize that trace amounts have always been in every fish eaten since the beginning of time because it is naturally occurring in our oceans. Or ...

  • Trade & Commerce Press Release

    Shrimp Leads Gains In Seafood Consumption On Top 10 List

    October 29, 2015 – Washington, DC – For the second year in a row, Americans are eating more seafood. Health conscious consumers appear to be helping reverse a trend that saw seafood consu...