NFI Crab Council

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. …

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’s Crab Council Statement on the passing of Dr. Hawis Madduppa

May 10, 2022 National Fisheries Institute

The Blue Swimming Crab sustainability community has lost a dedicated researcher, a visionary leader and friend in Dr. Hawis Madduppa. …

NFI Crab Council Congratulates Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project on Sustainability Award

November 24, 2021 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council congratulates the Sri Lankan Blue Swimming Crab Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) for its Best Projects Sustainability Award 2021 from Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. …

NFI Crab Council Working Group Meets in Baltimore

October 7, 2021 National Fisheries Institute

The National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council met in Baltimore, Maryland October 5th and 6th as part of its working group meeting series. The group last met in person in 2019 where it developed detailed units of assessment, to track Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIP), and endorsed the used of the Spawning Potential Ratio (SPR) method to quantify and monitor progress. …