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Health Press Release
NFI Hosts Discussion About Solutions to Seafood Deficiency in the American Diet
March 11, 2012 Boston, MA The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) hosted a luncheon for two dozen leaders and investors at the International Boston Seafood Show to discuss the creation of an independe...
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Sustainability Press Release
NFI Crab Council Welcomes Another Member
March 5, 2012 Washington, DC Mobile Alabama-based Carrington Foods has joined the National Fisheries Institutes Crab Council. The coalition is dedicated to the sustainability of blue swimming crab an...
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Sustainability Press Release
Crab Council Membership to be Noted on CrabSuppliers.com
March 2, 2012 Washington, DC Customers looking for crab who visit www.CrabSuppliers.com will soon have a new tool to help them choose where they source their product. The website will begin featuring...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
Dr. Oz Show Highlights Better Seafood Board
WASHINGTON, DC February 28, 2012 Reigning talk show titan Dr. Mehmet Oz is letting his viewers know that despite all the talk about fish fraud these days there is a way consumers can know they are ge...
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Sustainability Press Release
World Bank Announces Seafood Sustainability Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC February 24, 2012 The World Bank has announced an influential coalition of governments, international organizations and private interests that will make up its Global Partnership for O...
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Press Release
Statement on the passing of Susan Chamberlain
WASHINGTON, DC February 13, 2012 Susan Chamberlain helped build the Global Aquaculture Alliance from its beginnings as a family run start-up to the internationally respected body it is today.Whether ...
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Sustainability Press Release
Four More Companies Join NFI Crab Council
February 3, 2012 Washington, DC Four more crab companies have joined the National Fisheries Institutes Crab Council. Now comprised of 16 of the largest U.S. crab importing companies, the coalition is...
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Press Release
Canadian CEO Chairs U.S. Seafood Association
January 30, 2012 Washington, DC For the first time in its 66 year history, a Canadian is at the helm of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the largest seafood trade association in the U.S. A nat...
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Press Release
Seafood Industry Research Fund Evolves
January 26, 2012 Miami, FL After 40 successful years of addressing the research needs of the seafood community, the Fisheries Scholarship Fund (FSF) is evolving into the Seafood Industry Research Fun...
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Sustainability Press Release
NFI Crab Council Begins Search for Asia Liaison
December 27, 2011 The NFI Crab Council will retain an Asia Liaison who will be the primary in-region contact for the Councils projects. The position will work with in-country trade associations and v...
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Sustainability Press Release
NFI Crab Council Welcomes Crab Sustainability Group
December 20, 2011 Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has formed its own Crab Council as part of its Seafood Committee that will work on Blue Swimming Crab sustainability p...
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Press Release
Hangout With NFI President on Google+
December 6, 2011 Washington, DC As the year comes to a close, the President of the National Fisheries Institute, John Connelly, plans to take a few minutes online to Hangout with trade media on the l...
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Sustainability Press Release
NFI Crab Council Adopts New Sustainability Policy
November 7, 2011 Major companies in the Blue Swimming Crab market continue their sustainability efforts with a new policy that will restrict the purchasing of female crabs bearing eggs or berried fem...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
Watchdog Encouraged by FDAs Planned Testing
November 3, Washington, DC As part of a conference call with members of the National Fisheries Institute, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) discussed plans to ramp up its new DNA fish testing pr...
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Consumer Protection Press Release
Industry Group on Frontline of Fish Fraud Fight
October 28 Washington, DC The Boston Globes recent investigation into the mislabeling of fish, and a flurry of later reports designed to replicate the Globes investigation, are highlighting issues of...