The three-day event features a bustling exhibit hall, robust conference program with keynote address, innovative products, engaging events, interactive demonstrations, product samplings, networking opportunities and more.
Portland, ME, March 16, 2025 – Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, North America’s largest seafood trade event, produced by Diversified, opens today in Boston for the 43rd edition. The event features a bustling exhibit hall filled with seafood suppliers, processing and packaging equipment, services companies and professionals from around the world demonstrating their latest innovations, products and services and building relationships with North American buyers. The expo runs from 10am – 5pm on Sunday, March 16 and Monday, March 17, and from 10am – 3pm on Tuesday, March 18 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.
This year’s exhibit space spans 249,665 net square feet with 1,215 exhibiting companies from 51 countries, including new participating exhibiting countries from Bahrain, Croatia, Ireland, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates; and an increased presence from countries including China, Ecuador, France, Japan, Norway and Vietnam.
“The strong presence of global seafood companies at this year’s edition reinforces the importance of having a platform where the industry can come together to forage new partnerships, conduct business and identify and address unique challenges,” said Wynter Courmont, Vice President of Seafood at Diversified. “Over the next three days, there will be numerous opportunities for attendees to learn about new products, processing and equipment and the industry at large through the conference program, keynote address, product demonstrations, the Seafood Excellence Awards reception and more.”
Seafood Expo North America’s side of the exhibit hall features seafood companies displaying a variety of fresh, frozen, canned, value-added, processed, and packaged seafood products. Companies such as AquaChile, Aqua Star, Aquamar, Balfego & Balfego SL, Bakkafrost, U.S. Catfish Institute, Cermaq US, Chicken of the Sea, Cooke Inc, Cozy Harbor Seafood, Fortune Fish & Gourmet, Full Measure Oyster Company, Godaco Seafood JSC, Handy International, Hiddenfjord, Hilo Fish Company Inc, Hofseth International, Island Creek Oysters, J-Hotate Association, Kildare Fisheries Ltd, The Kingfish Company NV, Lobster Trap Co., Lund’s Fisheries Inc., Mersey Seafoods Limited, MOWI, Nature’s Best Seafood, Nissui Group, Nor’Easter Oyster Co, Northern Wind, Pacific Seafood Group, Pescanova Inc, Phillips Foods Inc, The Town Dock, Trident Seafoods, True Grade, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Worldwide Fishing Company, among others, are welcoming buyers from restaurants, supermarkets/retail, catering firms, hotels/airlines/cruises, distribution and more.
Seafood Processing North America showcases market-leading processing and packaging equipment companies, along with logistics services and other service providers. Companies include BAADER North America Corp., Camara de Comercio de Pontevedra, Vigo Y Vilagarcia de Arousa, DELANCHY Group, Grasselli Spa, Lucid Corp., Midwest Machine, NUERA Logistics Inc, Oxyguard International A/S, Palinox, Prospection Solutions, REICH Thermoprozesstechnik GmbH, Schmalz, Inc., Seawise Innovative Packaging and more.
In addition to the exhibit hall, a robust conference program highlights timely topics and brings together a range of professionals to share their unique perspectives and insights. Themes featured in this year’s program will include seafood consumption and consumer trends, policy trends and regulatory issues, AI, labor rights, marine plastics and more.
A keynote address is taking place today, Sunday, March 16 at 11:15am. Nomi Prins, PhD, macro-economist, geopolitical financial expert and best-selling author will address the seafood industry in a tailored discussion titled, “Riding the Waves: Navigating Economic, Energy, and Trade Policies Impacting the Seafood Industry in 2025.” Prins will provide an economic outlook for the seafood industry around topics including tariff policies and regulations and its impacts on the North American and global supply chain, energy prices, sustainability, AI, traceability and more.
The Wave Makers’ Zone highlights innovative products, interactive demonstrations, product samplings, networking opportunities and more. The space features the New and Featured Product showcases, Seafood Excellence Awards announcement and reception, Oyster Shucking Competition, Connecting Women in Seafood networking and reception, podcast recordings with SeafoodSource Presents and more.
Seafood industry buyers and professionals can learn more about Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America and register to attend by visiting seafoodexpo.com/north-america.
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About Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America
Seafood Expo North America/ Seafood Processing North America is North America’s largest seafood exposition. Thousands of buyers and suppliers from around the world attend the annual, three-day exhibition to meet, network and do business. Attending buyers represent importers, exporters, wholesalers, restaurants, supermarkets, hotels, and other retail and foodservice companies. Exhibiting suppliers offer the newest seafood products, processing and packaging equipment, and services available in the seafood market. The exposition is sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute. SeafoodSource is the official media. The exposition is produced by Diversified, the international leader in seafood-industry expositions and media. For more information, visit: www.seafoodexpo.com/north-america.
About Diversified
Diversified is a global B2B events and media company that strengthens business communities by fostering a space, in person and online, for professionals and businesses to connect and grow. The company serves as a trusted partner across several industries including active lifestyle, business management, clean energy, commercial marine, healthcare, seafood, technology and more. The company’s global seafood portfolio of expositions and media includes Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, Seafood Expo Asia and SeafoodSource.com. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, the global company has divisions and offices around the world in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Diversified is a third-generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com.
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