California Fisheries and Seafood Institute (CFSI)

The Trump administration has officially rolled back the legal definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a major departure from decades of federal policy, the government will no longer consider unintended damage to a listed species’ habitat as legally harming its chances of survival.

For years, U.S. commercia...

Following the recent Executive Order on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness, NOAA Fisheries has launched a major, coordinated effort aimed at revitalizing the U.S. seafood sector. The overarching goals are critical to all of us: reversing the recent declines in fisheries landings and revenue, expanding sustainable aquaculture, cutting down the seafood trade deficit, an...

A major shift in how food is labeled in California takes effect this summer, and the state’s seafood industry must be prepared to comply. Under Assembly Bill 660 (Irwin), which goes into effect July 1, 2026, food manufacturers and processors are required to use strictly uniform terminology for all quality and safety dates, while entirely phasing out consumer-facing “sell-by” ...

A major shift in how food is labeled in California takes effect this summer, and the state’s seafood industry must be prepared to comply. Under Assembly Bill 660 (Irwin), which goes into effect July 1, 2026, food manufacturers and processors are required to use strictly uniform terminology for all quality and safety dates, while entirely phasing out consumer-facing “sell-by” ...