The EU Horizon 2020 PrimeFish project held a special session during the 2016 conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (iIFET) held in Aberdeen, UK 12-15 July 2016. Francis Murray from the Sustainable Aquaculture Research Group presented work on carried out under Workpackage 3 (Value Chain Analysis) for which the University of Stirling is leader. This included a brief overview of the 24 value chains appraised during the first year of the project. Further information at http://www.primefish.eu