March was a busy month with the world’s largest seafood business conference, the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen, Norway, and just a week later one of the world’s largest seafood shows, the Seafood Expo North America in Boston.

While the live-coverage of the Boston show got the highest interest from our readers, IntraFish reporter Rachel Sapin broke what will arguably be one of the biggest seafood stories this year: The Washington state governor’s decision to end salmon farming in the state.