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BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The US seafood industry has joined a broad new push to safeguard the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) helping to launch the Agricultural Coalition for USMCA.

10th February 2026

US seafood sector backs new coalition to defend USMCA as trade stakes rise

10th February 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has welcomed the release of the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which place renewed emphasis on increasing seafood consumption as part of a healthy, balanced diet.

8th January 2026

NFI welcomes new US dietary guidelines highlighting seafood across the lifespan

8th January 2026

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has called on US trade officials to safeguard the tariff-free seafood trade framework established under the US–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), warning that any reopening of the deal could…

9th December 2025

NFI urges USTR to preserve zero-tariff seafood trade under USMCA

9th December 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Justin Conrad, President of Bay Hill Seafood Sales, and the 2026 Chair of the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) will testify on 19 November 2025 before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee…

19th November 2025

Incoming NFI chair to testify before congress on IUU bill

19th November 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A coalition of US seafood companies and industry groups has asked the US Court of International Trade for a preliminary injunction to halt import prohibitions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA),…

15th October 2025

Seafood Coalition seeks court order to pause MMPA import ban, citing threats to US industry

15th October 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Following the recent trade deal reached between the United States and the EU, both sides have confirmed they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade,…

26th August 2025

Solid footing: Seafood to benefit from US-EU trade deal

26th August 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

“Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness”, the new Executive Order signed by US President Donald Trump aimed at revitalising the seafood industry in the United States, has had a mixed reception from stakeholders.

23rd April 2025

Trump’s seafood order gets mixed response

23rd April 2025

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Responding to the new, sweeping set of tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on 2 April 2025, the country’s National Fisheries Institute(NFI) President & CEO Lisa Wallenda Picard has issued a statement warning that…

3rd April 2025

NFI: Trump tariffs put US seafood jobs at risk

3rd April 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The Better Seafood Board (BSB), an initiative sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), has released its third edition of “Industry Guidance of Best Practices for Addressing Seafood Fraud”.

30th January 2025

America’s Better Seafood Board issues new best practices

30th January 2025

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The US population consumed 19.7 pounds (approximately 8.9kg) of seafood per capita in 2022, down 0.8 pounds from 2021, according to the latest Annual Top 10 List of the Most Consumed Species from…

12th November 2024

Americans eating less seafood (but diversifying more)

12th November 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade association National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has joined the National WIC Association (NWA) as a non-profit organisation/small business partner. The pairing is part of NFI’s efforts to advocate for and…

13th February 2024

National Fisheries Institute joins WIC association

13th February 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a collaboration aimed at growing the per capita consumption of sustainable shrimp, the non-profit Global Shrimp Council (GSC) has been officially established with backing from the United States’ National Fisheries Institute…

14th December 2023

Global Shrimp Council launches

14th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United States’ Better Seafood Board (BSB), sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), has announced a new chairman and set of members on its Board of Managers. The 15-member board rotates…

13th December 2023

Better Seafood Board names new chair, members

13th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood body National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is to become the home of the Global Shrimp Council as the group begins work to create a precompetitive partnership designed to promote US shrimp…

6th December 2023

NFI teams up with Global Shrimp Council

6th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

America’s largest seafood trade association, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), has continued to grow with 22 new members added in the last 12 months. This is the largest new member enrolment since…

21st November 2023

NFI sets membership record, adds directors

21st November 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

More than 20 shrimp producers have held talks aimed at creating a Global Shrimp Council, with the general mandate to promote and grow shrimp consumption around the world by providing meaningful information…

7th September 2023

Industry looks to create Global Shrimp Council

7th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Washington-headquartered National Fisheries Institute’s Crab Council has confirmed Direct Source Seafood has joined the sustainability group.

14th June 2023

Direct Source joins NFI Crab Council

14th June 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

NFI Red Crab Council and its sustainability partner Ocean Outcomes (O2) have entered year-five of the comprehensive red crab fisheries improvement project (FIP) in China, the Washington-headquartered National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has…

2nd May 2023

Continued support for China’s red crab

2nd May 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

US seafood trade body National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has welcomed the appointment of Dr Robert Califf as the new Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and has urged him to…

16th February 2022

NFI: FDA chief must act

16th February 2022

NEWS

NEWS

The board of directors at the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), the US seafood industry trade organisation, has confirmed that its President, John Connelly, intends to retire in February 2023 and that a…

19th January 2022

NFI President John Connelly to depart after 20 years

19th January 2022