As seafood executives often like to point out, bad news for any seafood sector is bad news for seafood in general.
If the inverse is also true, then the robust promotions that Gulf of Mexico marketing agencies are pushing could boost seafood sales in the United States as a whole, putting the United States on its way to finally pulling its consumption numbers out of a hole.
Whether or not Gulf seafood promos can or will boost overall US consumption remains uncertain, but $7.5
