UK seafood sales soar over Easter

Seafood sales in the United Kingdom increased substantially over the recent Easter retail period, with chilled fish and shellfish making the biggest gains, according to new market data published by the U.K. Seafish Authority. 

Seafish’s figures showed a 6.5 percent increase in the value of overall seafood sold in the two weeks containing Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, compared to the two weeks previous. This is a significant improvement compared to the 0.5 percent increase in seafood s…