The Alaska seafood industry is eyeing a greater presence in the Mexican market, the second-largest in Latin America after Brazil, and sees big opportunities for its frozen products.

A fact-finding mission in Mexico led by Carolina Nascimento, trade and marketing manager from the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute's (ASMI) Sao Paulo office, in Brazil, found that the dynamics of the market make it an increasingly interesting target.

Seafood consumption per capita grew more than 50 percent in Mexico to 13.8