Canada-based seafood supplier High Liner Foods on Monday saw a sharp decline in sales volume in the first quarter, showing a stark contrast with last year, when the early effects of the pandemic were only beginning to take hold.

Luneburg-based High Liner reported a 9.4 percent decline in revenue in the quarter as the "markedly different" economic landscape took a toll on operations, shaving $25.2 million (€20.6 million) off of levels in the same period last year.

Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the group fell by nearly the same amount -- 9.4