No doubt -- most of the world is happy to have 2016 behind them. It's OK to be concerned about 2017, but in the seafood sector, you can be encouraged by the words of some of the industry's top executives, who generally offer a positive picture in their outlooks on the year.

It certainly wasn't all bad in the seafood sector last year, but like any industry, it had its ups and downs.

Here's the stories -- in no particular order -- that made the biggest waves in the seafood last year:

Chile's algae crisis.