National Fisheries Institute

NFI Crab Council Summer Working Group Eyes Sustainability Work Expansion

June 24, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council met in Baltimore, Maryland June 21 and 22 as part of its working group meeting series. This is the third of the policy and project focused meetings since 2019. Previous consultations have resulted in everything from development of detailed units of assessment, to track Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIP) to the adoption of the Spawning Potential Ratio (SPR) method to quantify and monitor progress. …

National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act

June 17, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

“We are pleased that President Biden has signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022.  This bipartisan bill, which the National Fisheries Institute supported throughout, will help strengthen Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) oversight and allow the agency to more effectively discipline oceangoing carriers for unfair practices that harm U.S. seafood importers and exporters.” …

NFI Crab Council Welcomes Carthage Crabs and Seafood to the Group

June 9, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

The leading industry led, pre-competitive, crab sustainability collaboration welcomes its newest member, Carthage Crabs and Seafood. Located in Manalapan, New Jersey and New York, NY, Carthage partners with communities in Greece, Tunisia, Albania, Bahrain, Angola and the Philippines to catch, process and export its full line of products to the U.S and internationally. …

National Fisheries Institute Statement on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

May 23, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is pleased to see the White House increasing its focus on healthy eating and access to nutritious foods. This September’s Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health will not only highlight the impact of eating healthy with American families but with regulators and policymakers as well. …

NFI’s Top 10 List Offers a Look Back in Time

May 17, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

In 2020, Americans ate 19 pounds of seafood per capita, down slightly from 19.3 pounds in 2019. The onset of COVID-19 brought significant disruption to traditional business operations and consumer behaviors. While restaurants were forced to shutter, there was an impressive up-tick in seafood purchases at retail but apparently not enough to find an equilibrium in the first full year of the pandemic. …