About Seafood

October 31, 2014 Washington, DC A slight uptick on overall seafood consumption can be seen in the Commerce Departments latest data, used to calculate the National Fisheries Institutes (NFI) annual To...

Washington, DC October 30, 2014 Reporters, producers and editors working on stories about the newly-released Oceana report on mislabeled shrimp are encouraged to read it with an eye for detail and pe...

October 27, 2014 Washington, DC The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the results of a two year investigation into seafood labeling that found 85 percent of the seafood it tested was pro...

October 24, 2014 Washington, DC The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a new online learning module designed to help groups including state regulators ensure the proper labeling of seafoo...

October 23, 2014 WASHINGTON, DC The countrys largest seafood trade association produces its 100th video blog, a channel where viewers can keep up with the latest news from the seafood community in ...

Washington, DC August 20, 2014 Consumer Reports is set to publish a recommendation that pregnant women avoid all canned tuna, advice that flies in the face of more than a decade of independent, peer...

Washington, DC August 7, 2014 Reporters, producers and editors working on stories about newly-released research into the amount of mercury found in the oceans need to be careful and precise about wha...

WASHINGTON, DC June 20, 2014 Unfair and illegal labor practices are abhorrent and NFI members distinguish themselves through their commitment and actions to eradicate them. Most NFI members have requ...

Washington, DC June 10, 2014 New advice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on a decades worth of progressive, published science, clears the water on outdated seafood guidance for p...

WASHINGTON, DC April 29, 2014 Status of U.S. Fisheries 2013 highlights the continued success of the investment in NOAAs regulatory work. The report demonstrates that U.S. fisheries are sustainable du...

Recent reporting on two studies published simultaneously failed to look past the surface of the supposed report highlights and expose shortcomings of the research that more than marginalize the headli...

March 14, 2014 Washington, D.C. The NFI Crab Council has unveiled its new website, CommittedtoCrab.org. The site provides information and updates on the Councils many sustainability projects in South...

February 18, 2014 Washington, D.C. The Philippines Department of Agriculture has published a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) regarding the conservation and regulation of Blue Swimming Crab. A first i...

January 13, 2014 Miami, FL Before heading off to the Feeding South Florida food bank in Pembroke Park, the 2013 NFI Future Leaders class tallied a years worth of its cash donations and food contribut...

WASHINGTON, DC December 24, 2013 Dick Guttings tie to Seafood is one of evolution and leadership. His 45-year career in law began at Stanford but reached nearly every continent on the map. With marke...