John Sackton

John Sackton is a writer, market analyst, researcher and speaker. He founded www.seafoodnews.com in 1997 to publish daily industry news and commentary for the Seafood world. Though he retired as Editor and Publisher in 2019 from the site, he continues to write a monthly column and other occasional stories. 

Mr. Sackton is also a sought-after speaker and consultant, specializing in seafood market issues, forecasts and economic outlook for companies' specific commodities, though he has special expertise in lobster and crab fisheries, as well as shrimp, cod, pollock and other groundfish, oysters, mussels, and salmon, among others. He is well-versed in the Atlantic Canadian seafood industry and brings decades of expertise to his work.