31ST EDITION OF SEAFOOD EXPO GLOBAL/SEAFOOD PROCESSING GLOBAL

31st edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global will feature exhibitors from over 79 countries and still growing. The event will take place from 6-8 May at the Gran Vía venue of Fira de Barcelona, bringing together international stakeholders and leading companies across the seafood industry. The trade event will feature 63 national and regional pavilions and still growing, and a conference programme focused on the major trends in the industry

Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, the world’s largest seafood trade event, will hold its 31st edition from 6-8 May at the Gran Vía venue in Fira de Barcelona. As of today, the Expo is at 50,918 net square meters of exhibition space sold and still growing with the participation of leading companies in the sector from over 79 countries, confirmed so far. 

At Seafood Expo Global, exhibitors showcase the latest innovations in seafood products – fresh, frozen, canned, preserved, value-added, processed, and packaged – to buyers from around the world, including supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, catering companies, importers, distributors, seafood markets and other retail and foodservice businesses. 

Meanwhile, Seafood Processing Global will take place in the same space, covering all aspects of seafood processing, including processing equipment, refrigeration and freezing, packaging materials and machinery, aquaculture supplies, hygiene control, sanitation, quality control services, transportation and logistics. 

To date and still growing, 63 national and regional pavilions will take part in Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global. New pavilions for the 2025 edition include the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), Japan Federation of Soy Sauce Manufacturers Cooperatives, ProEcuador, Sri Lanka Export Development Board and Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad Empresarial, IVACE (Spain). Egypt, Malta and Reunion Island will join the growing list of exhibiting countries, which includes Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam, among others.  

Industry leading seafood companies exhibiting at this year’s edition include AquaChile, Balfego & Balfego, Cermaq Norway, Cooke, Denholm Seafoods Ltd, Frime, S.A.U., Gelazur, Godaco Seafood JCS, Grupo Profand SLU, Hofseth International, Iceland Seafood International, Lerøy Seafood Group ASA, Mowi ASA, Nueva Pescanova, Nordic Seafood A/S, Ocean Treasure World Foods Limited, Parlevliet & van der Plas Bv, Phillips Foods Inc, Regal Springs AG, Royal Greenland A/S, Salmar AS, Seafood Connection Bv, Sea Harvest Corporation (Pty) Ltd, Sea Pride LLC, Viciunai Group, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Worldwide Fishing Company SL, Unima, and Zalmhuys Group and more. 

New and innovative seafood companies include Nutrisco S.A., a Chilean company that works with a variety of products such as Atlantic salmon, Chilean angel fish and fresh seafood; the Organización de Productores de Pesca de Altura Del Puerto de Ondarroa, from the Basque region of Spain, who produces hake, monkfish and megrim with a focus on environmental sustainability and minimal impact to the waters; and Ocean Company, a Dutch company that sustainably processes residual raw seafood by-products and upcycles them into food ingredients.

On the Seafood Processing Global side, industry-leading exhibiting processing equipment and services companies exhibiting include AKVA Group, BAADER, Cocci Luciano, Delanchy, CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Company, Lineage, Maersk, Marel, MMC First Process, MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG, Saeplast, and more. 

Other participating companies with new and innovative technologies include Fishtek Marine, a conservation engineering company that develops a range of technical devices to minimise bycatch in commercial fisheries, Ace Aquatech, a technology company and global supplier of sustainable, welfare-first aquaculture solutions, Instituto Social de la Marina, a company working to provide health care and training to sea workers and Stingray Marine Solutions AS, an aquaculture technology company that created a system to monitor the health of farmed fish that uses a high precision laser to target and kill parasites.  

New trends in the sector will also be covered in the conference programme scheduled during the three-day Expo, with more than 20 sessions led by international experts. The programme will address topics such as sustainability and regulations in the industry; technology, traceability, and innovation; and market adaptation and changes in consumer behaviour. 

 For more information on Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global and to register: www.seafoodexpo.com/global.