date:Aug 21, 2013
A new marketing report suggests that the value of the U.S. seafood industry will grow to USD 17.1 billion (EUR 12.7 billion) by 2017, despite the industry being at an odd crossroads.
The report, from Companies and Markets, indicates the crossroads comes from dollar sales being up, while unit sales and volumes are down. Also, the report indicates Consumers look to fish and seafood as a healthier source of protein than meat and poultry yet they worry more about spoilage and contamination of fish