The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture works with the seafood industry to enhance market awareness within the industry and increase seafood sales to markets in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Primary trade show efforts include:
Seafood Expo North America
March 13-15, 2022
Since its inception some 30 years ago, the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) trade show (formerly the International Boston Seafood Show) has been a premier trade event for seafood producers and buyers throughout the world. In 2019, over 1,300 exhibiting companies from 49 countries and over 22,000 visitors attended the show to do business, look for new products and keep abreast of industry trends. The Newfoundland and Labrador seafood industry has always been well represented at this event, both as exhibitors and visitors. The department organizes a Newfoundland and Labrador pavilion with seafood companies and marketing organizations occupying part of this space. Also, many of the province’s seafood companies and other industry stakeholders either have their own booths or exhibit with their distributors at the show. This event will continue to be an essential marketing venue for the Newfoundland and Labrador seafood industry. http://www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america/
Seafood Expo Global
September 7-9, 2021
Launched in 1993, Seafood Expo Global (SEG) has become one of the world’s largest seafood shows, with over 2,000 exhibiting companies from 89 countries and over 29,200 visitors in 2019. In 2021, the show will move from Brussels, Belgium to Barcelona, Spain. Concurrent with this show, in the same exhibition centre, is Seafood Processing Europe, a seafood technology, equipment and packaging exposition. The department participates with other seafood producing provinces and the federal government in the Canadian Pavilion at the show. The department’s space within the pavilion is used to promote Newfoundland and Labrador seafood and to facilitate export business for the province’s seafood companies. http://www.seafoodexpo.com/global
China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
October 27-29, 2021
Started in 1995, the China Fisheries & Seafood Expo (CFSE) has become a world-class event with more than 1,600 exhibitors from 53 countries registered for the 2021 show. The department has been exhibiting at CFSE since 2006, with companies co-exhibiting in the provincial space. Over 1,600 exhibitors from 53 countries have registered for the 2020 show. The department exhibits within the Canadian Pavilion at this event and works with the Atlantic provinces on initiatives to promote the province’s seafood and to facilitate export business for the Newfoundland and Labrador seafood industry. http://chinaseafoodexpo.com/