WASHINGTON, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) is publicly challenging Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Dr. Oz Show, to correct a number of errors and distortions that he made concerning fish, nutrition and mercury on a recent episode of his show.

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Gavin Gibbons of National Fisheries Institute, +1-703- 752-8891, ggibbons@NFI.org Letter from experts takes aim at sloppy suggestion that tilapia is unhealthy WASHINGTON,July 17/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to confusing reports, an international coalition of more than a dozen doctors spoke out* today to clarify that fish like tilapia are low in total and saturated fat, high in protein and clearly part of a healthy diet.

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Gavin Gibbons of National Fisheries Institute, +1-703- 752-8891, ggibbons@NFI.org Journal Articles Leave even some Seafood Scientists Scratching their Heads WASHINGTON,July15/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A pair of articles focusing on the fats in fish from the July issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Associationis puzzling consumers and health professionals alike.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a poorly-sourced, sensational article in this morning's New York Times, reporter Marian Burros presents a distorted report on sushi and seafood that is at odds with widely accepted science.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In