As East Coast Seafood CEO and President Michael Tourkistas prepares to hand over the torch, he looks back at this last year and forward to a future built around value-adding, automation and expansion.

Earlier this year, Massachusetts-based company announced Tourkistas will step down from his role as CEO, but there's no rush as they aim to be “careful in the selection process of a new CEO,” Tourkistas said.

What were the three most significant developments for your business in the seafood industry in 2016?

Higher shore prices for 2016 would be at the top of the list.