According to new figures from Nielsen for retail sales in the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) for the 52 weeks ending March 20, 2010, pangasius volumes reached 1,200 metric tons, up 68 percent on the same period of last year. The value of the business is up 63 percent.

More traditional fish, such as cod, have not fared as well in terms of growth development.

There were 44,982 metric tons of cod sold in 2008, but only 40,800 metric tons in 2009, a decrease of 9.3