Crab Meat Importer Oceana Seafood Specialties Joins NFI’s Crab Council

The National Fisheries Institute (NFI)’s Crab Council announced Oceana Seafood Specialties as its newest member. The company is an importer and supplier of various crab meat products, including premium Blue Swimming Crab.

“We take pride in curating a reliable network that delivers consistent, high-quality seafood,” said Jeffrey Martinez-Malo, CEO of Oceana. “Sustainability is a key factor in every product we offer, and the Council’s leadership in Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) made joining an easy decision.”

Oceana’s executive team boasts nearly five decades of combined experience with expertise in managing all aspects of the seafood supply chain, from harvest to distribution.

“For over 16 years, the Crab Council has supported six active FIPs, funded high-level scientific research, and maintained a forward-looking approach to sustainability,” said Council Executive Director Ed Rhodes. “We’re not dropping into crab communities to ‘make things sustainable’ and then leaving. Long-term engagement is critical—and companies like Oceana understand that.”

Oceana also is known to partner with clients to build consumer brand awareness and drive category growth via strategic business development.

“A holistic, integrated growth strategy requires close collaboration with harvesters and manufacturers,” added Martinez-Malo. “That includes knowing the full sustainability story. In the crab world, that story runs through the NFI Crab Council—it’s not just beneficial, it’s essential.”

The NFI Crab Council has practiced industry-led stewardship, addressing fishery needs via scientific, social and financial challenges since 2009.

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