A trade group representing the seafood industry in the U.S. has launched a collaborative effort to raise quality and safety standards in the local sushi market. A council of sushi leaders: The National Fisheries Institute (NFI), headquartered in Reston, Virginia, announced on Feb. 20 that it established the NFI Sushi Council, a consortium composed of harvesters, processors, distributors and end-users committed to improving sushi’s specialized supply chain. The council’s founding members include Aquamar, BlueNalu, Blue Ocean Mariculture, Culimer USA LLC, Eastern Fish Company, Red Shell Sushi, Shinkei Systems Corp and True World Foods.