The growth in fresh seafood sales at US supermarkets in the first six months of the year outpaced that of frozen and shelf-stable fish and shellfish, according to market research firm 210 Analytics, which analyzed retail sales data provided by IRI.

In total, more than $8.7 billion (€7.4 billion) worth of seafood was sold at retail during the first six months of 2021.

During the first half of the year, fresh seafood sales hit $3.4 billion (€2.9 billion), a 9.6