The National Fisheries Institute (NFI) has appointed Melaina Lewis as its new communications director, replacing Lynsee Fowler, who left the trade association earlier this year.

Lewis joins NFI from The Food Industry Association -- formerly the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) -- where she was the senior manager of communications.

Over the course of five years at FMI, Lewis developed and implemented communications strategies for various digital platforms as well as supported media relations activities, said NFI.