This year's answers from Martyn Boyers, chief executive of Grimsby Fish Market in the United Kingdom, were short and sweet, and perhaps unsurprisingly dominated by the question of Brexit.

"It is an interesting basis for an article but whilst they seem ‘simple’ questions the answers may not be," he told IntraFish.

"Brexit overshadows everything at the moment and will do for a while to come because of uncertainty." As with all our other execs, Boyers was asked the following three questions:

  • What were the three most significant developments for your business in the seafood industry in 2017?
  • Looking ahead, what will be the three most important developments in 2018?
  • What changes and developments do you expect your business to undergo next year?

"So Brexit and uncertainty are the 1, 2 and 3 biggest development this year and the outcome will be the most significant development for 2018," he replied.