AquaFuture Spain'23 grows to become the great aquaculture forum: 160 companies from 24 countries and an extensive program

The International Fair of the Aquaculture Industry, AquaFuture Spain, organised by OK Eventos, will hold its second call from March 28 to 30 at the Feira Internacional de Galicia ABANCA venue.

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An appointment that will have 160 companies from 24 countries in its exhibition area, 10 percent more than in its previous edition, which will occupy 12,000 square meters, nine percent more surface area in which a large outdoor space is added to the exhibition pavilion nearby for large vessels and facilities.

Figures that according to the director of AquaFuture Spain, Juan Lijo, "allow us to ensure that we have achieved our main objective, to consolidate the event as a solid project for the future, a notable event on the international calendar." An achievement to which is added the participation in this second call of all the aquaculture actors in Spain, from research centers, institutions and associations to producers, in addition to considerably increasing the number of international exhibitors, which account for 35 percent of the total.

An extensive program with key topics
One of the main attractions of Aquafuture Spain will be its technical conferences, which this year will delve a little deeper into those key aspects for the sustainability and growth of the aquaculture sector.

Yolanda Morales, from the Acuiplus Cluster, a collaborating entity of the event, highlighted about them that "the field of plastics will be discussed and how its regulations are affecting throughout the value chain, we will have a table on internationalization and opportunities In other markets such as the Chilean and Moroccan, a specific table will be held on financing aquaculture both from the point of view of operations and from initiatives and innovation, the field of transport will also be addressed within the framework of traceability of the products and also the challenges within animal welfare". With all this, he stresses that "every year we intend to dialogue, deepen and reflect with experts, jointly, assessing where we are and where we are going in the sector".

This year there will also be the participation of the Spanish Aquaculture Business Association (Apromar), which will hold a round table of great interest, specifically on the circular economy.

The organisation is also continuing to finalize the Show Cookings program which, after the good results of the first edition and the absolute full capacity of all its sessions, will allow people to discover and enjoy exquisite dishes made with aquaculture products, from clams and mussels to trout, turbot or algae.

Visitor registration
This second edition of the International Aquaculture Industry Exhibition, whose hours will be from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during its three days, has extensive information on its website, HERE.

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