Saving Seafood

International Coalition of Fisheries Associations Launches Resource to Amplify Seafood’s Nutritional Benefits

June 2, 2025 — The following was released by the International Coalition of Fisheries Associations:

The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) launched its Seafood Nutrition Toolkit, providing resources for its members to communicate the nutritional benefits of seafood around the globe.

ICFA, a coalition of the national fish and seafood industry associations from the world’s major fishing nations, worked together with its counterpart, the Global Seafood Communicators (GSC), a group dedicated to advancing effective communication within the seafood sector, to construct a resource that assists ICFA and its members in communicating unified messaging on seafood’s health benefits to a wealth of audiences.

“The toolkit aims to bring the global seafood community together and use unified messaging to combat misinformation and promote seafood’s health benefits” GSC Chair Fiona MacMillan said. “The materials on ICFA’s website are available to those who want to join our efforts to promote the consumption of such a healthy protein.”

The materials and their messaging was derived from a scientific review, “The Health Benefits of Eating Seafood,” authored by Dr. Wendy Hunt, Murdoch University (Australia), and Professor Alexandra McManus, Curtin University (Australia), and focuses on 21 topic areas that seafood benefits, including cardiovascular health, mental health, maternal health, fertility, cancer prevention, cognitive health and healthy aging. Materials on ICFA’s website, fishcoaltion.org, include the literature review, a one-page summary, animated videos and fact sheets.

Visit fishcoaltion.org to view ICFA’s Seafood Nutrition Toolkit and join ICFA’s effort to promote consumption of the healthiest animal protein on the planet.

International Coalition of Fisheries Associations Panel at Seafood Expo North America Will Discuss Global Collaboration

March 4, 2025 — The following was released by the The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations:

The International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) will host a panel at Seafood Expo North America at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, on Sunday, March 16, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The panel, titled “Collaborating for Solutions”, will feature ICFA Chair and Vice President of CEPESCA (Spanish Confederation of Fisheries) Ivan López Van der Veen, National Fisheries Institute (U.S.) President and CEO Lisa Wallenda Picard and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (Australia) Research Portfolio Manager Adrianne Laird, with Chris Chase, Executive Editor at SeafoodSource, moderating.
ICFA represents the global fishing industry, advocating for sustainable fisheries and responsible ocean management. Through ICFA and their membership, which spans over six continents, the fishing industry is increasingly collaborating with governments to safeguard their shared objectives. Sustainably harvested fish and seafood are key players in solutions that promote food security, preserve biodiversity and combat climate change.
“Global precompetitive collaboration designed to effect fisheries policy is not an aspirational goal, it’s happening today and has more momentum right now than it has in years, maybe decades,” said ICFA Chair Ivan López Van der Veen. “The more countries and companies that are aware of the work, the more voices we have at the table. No matter the topic discussed or the forum that’s hosting, my message to the seafood community always begins and ends with, join us.”
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