February is the shortest month of the year but it was 28 days of big seafood news.

Land-based aquaculture developments continued to draw massive reader interest, and so did US retailer Walmart's push for seafood sustainability.

One of the biggest takeover deals in the past months took place, with Dutch giant Parlevliet & Van der Plas (P&P) acquiring German processor Deutsche See.

IntraFish journalists were also busy convering two important events in the seafood calendar: Aquaculture America 2018 in Las Vegas and Fish International 2018 in Bremen, Germany.