About Seafood

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...

September 29, 2011 Washington, DC The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has a new message for health and nutrition officials worldwideimpr...

NEWARK, Del., September 21, 2011 As part of an initiative from experts across the country, the Seafood Health Facts project has launched a website Seafoodhealthfacts.org designed to help clear up s...

WASHINGTON, DC (September 19, 2011) Bill Bloom created one of the most iconic American family seafood companies of the last forty years. From crab in the 1970s to shrimp in the 1980s and beyond, Bill...

Washington, DC September 12, 2011 Americans ate 20 percent more tilapia in 2010 than they did in 2009, propelling it from the number five spot to the number four spot with the single largest gain in ...

August 29, 2011 Washington, DC Greenpeace has launched an international effort to bully grocery stores over sustainability, this time targeting canned tuna. And while the eco-extremists peddle distort...

July 14, 2011 Washington, DC Fully rebuilt, U.S. fisheries hold the potential of adding $31 billion to the economy and an additional 500,000 jobs, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad...

July 1, 2011 Washington, DC Adding to a coalition that already makes up nearly 70 percent of the imported Blue Swimming Crab market in the U.S., the NFI Crab Council announced yet another company has...

June 15, 2011 Washington, DC Adding to a coalition that already makes up nearly 70 percent of the imported Blue Swimming Crab market in the U.S. the NFI Crab Council announced yet another company has...

June 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. In a very back-to-basics move, the USDA has scrapped the often maligned food pyramid for a cleanly-designed plate icon that illustrates for consumers important takeaway...

March 20, 2011 Boston, MA Companies that represent more than 60 percent of the U.S. market for imported Blue Swimming Crab have launched a major sustainability initiative designed to end the harvesti...

BOSTON (March 21, 2011) A new implementation guide for applying traceability standards in the U.S. seafood supply chain was announced today by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) and GS1 US at the...

Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2011) The United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released today, name seafood among t...

January 17, 2011 Washington, DC The three largest American tuna companies; Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea and StarKist have joined forces along with Thai tuna processors in launching a multi-million ...

January 14, 2011 Washington, DC The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has hired Robert DeHaan to lead its government affairs office. DeHaan held senior positions in the Bush Administration for nearl...