National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Passing of Martin Mitchell

For Marty Mitchell, the science of food safety was a profession and a passion.  He was a dedicated expert in fields ranging from microbiology to chemical analysis.  However, he was more than just a technician.  He was an entrepreneur, building a local business of 20 employees to a global operation of 2,000 associates.   

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

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.

The Global Seafood Market Conference Celebrates 10th Anniversary in January 2022

The National Fisheries Institute has announced it will host the 10th Anniversary of The Global Seafood Market Conference (GSMC) in person from January 18 – 20, 2022 in Orlando. GSMC offers high-caliber insights and dynamic discussions drawing on the collective knowledge of the seafood community’s foremost experts.

National Fisheries Institute Statement on the Passing of Chuck Bundrant

October 18, 2021 National Fisheries Institute

Chuck Bundrant was a man of contrasts:  A young man from southern Indiana who partnered with a Norwegian to build a seafood company spanning the globe; a dreamer who took a 130-foot boat and from it built an enterprise that included reshaping a mountain to build a fish processing plant that fed millions of families, and; a man of few words, but who, when he did speak through that gravelly voice, was listened to from Cordova to Capitol Hill. 

NFI Crab Council Working Group Meets in Baltimore

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.