Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. Listen in and buckle up, this episode of SoFISHticated is taking us to new places: the world of Artificial Intelligence. Saif Khawaja, Founder of Shinkei Systems, joined co-hosts Richard and Kayla for a knowledge-packed episode about how AI is being incorporated into the seafood industry.  Key takeaways:?  Seafood is behind when it comes to AI integration. There’s always going to be a person behind AI, but is there an upside for a labor-strapped industry? First adopters are starting with AI in the area of supp ..read more

The cycle of reporting on mercury in seafood can be an exhausting one, as misinformed reporters peddle hyperbole and spoon-fed narratives that appear to prompt simple handwringing and teeth gnashing. But they cause much more than that.  For years, informed communicators have pointed to studies like one from the National Academy of Sciences that shows a faulty focus on an overblown mercury myth has a negative impact on public health.   The director of the Center for Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Policy put it this way, “The government’s communication strategy on the risks and b ..read more

Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. Over the past few months, NFI has been charting the course for its future by creating a Strategic Plan, and in this new episode of SoFISHticated, co-hosts Richard and Kayla sit down with NFI President & CEO Lisa Wallenda Picard to discuss the plan’s key components.  From its origin to its mission, this episode will introduce you to the Strategic Plan. You don’t want to miss it.  Key takeaways: What is the meaning behind the plan’s three initiatives: Shape, Connect and Grow? Does the plan have a timeline ..read more

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If there’s one message to get across to news outlets, like Newsweek and The New York Times, it’s this: you’re missing the point.  Your recent articles about studies that show mercury levels in seafood have remained the same for the past 30 to 50 years may be accurate but they’re a surface level look. What isn’t reported is that during the past 30 to 50 years, American consumers have not gotten sick because of mercury in seafood. The fish aren’t dying of mercury poisoning— and neither are consumers… isn’t that a good thing? There’s something at play here that reporters are missing or ignor ..read more

Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. If you listened to our episode on sushi with Michael McNicholas of Culimer USA LLC, you may have heard the word “omakase.” But in this SoFISHticated Extra we learn a new term—what exactly is “homakase”?  Tune in as hosts Richard and Kayla dive into preparing sushi at home and its rising popularity with Michael McNicholas. The post SoFISHticated Extras: Preparing Sushi at Home appeared first on About Seafood ..read more

Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. In the first SoFISHticated episode of 2024, co-hosts Richard and Kayla are joined by Michael McNicholas of Culimer USA LLC, to talk about a product that’s so well know, like Cher or Prince, it goes by only one name: Sushi. The three will walk through the sushi market—its history and its future—and talk about the newly formed NFI Sushi Council, including its mission and how to join. This episode is pretty raw-some, so be sure to tune in. Key takeaways:?  Does sushi still have room to grow? What’s holding consumers ..read more

The National Fisheries Institute’s Summer Internship Program Communications & Multimedia Intern National Fisheries Institute — the leading trade association for the commercial seafood industry — is seeking a Communications & Multimedia Intern to work in-stride with NFI’s communications team. This internship opportunity will provide the selected candidate with excellent experience in industry storytelling — both proactive and reactive — in the Nation’s Capital. This hybrid internship will be managed by the Communications team in its headquarters just outside Washington, D.C. Current un ..read more

Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. A 3-minute download on the insights and data from Day 3 of the Global Seafood Market Conference Here’s what you missed: • Whitefish woes & wows  • Gen Alpha toddles towards seafood • Are AI’s Digital Twins the Future of Seafood Market Research? P.S. If you missed Bob DeHaan’s Day 3 antitrust briefing… let’s just say, you missed out. The post GSMC SoFISHticated Extras: Day 3 appeared first on About Seafood ..read more

Seafood’s leading podcast for actionable industry information. A 4-minute download on the insights and data from Day 1 of the Global Seafod Market Conference Here’s what you missed: Find out why “chaos” is kind of our brand Why land-based protein would love to have seafood’s problems Why it’s good to be “annoyingly boring” The post GSMC SoFISHticated Extras: Day 2 appeared first on About Seafood ..read more