The upcoming edition of Seafood Expo Asia/Seafood Processing Asia, scheduled to take place from 2 to 4 September, has attracted new national pavilions and first-time exhibitors.
The event, organized by Diversified, is returning to the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore, and the company said it has attracted new first-time exhibitors from four different continents. [Editor’s note: Diversified owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
"Seafood Expo Asia is an important platform for the B.C. Dive Fisheries to continue to strengthen our relationships with buyers across Southeast Asia,” Pacific Sea Cucumber and Urchin Harvesters Association Director Lawrence Anderson Lawrence Anderson said in a release. “It's an excellent platform to showcase our sustainably harvested premium quality seafood products."
According to Diversified, new regional pavilions for 2026 include British Columbia Government (Canada), Jeju Technopark (South Korea), Ministero dell'Agricoltura della Sovranità Alimentare e delle Foreste (MASAF) (Italy), and the French Chamber of Commerce Singapore (France/Singapore).
Alongside the new pavilions are several returning pavilions, including Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (United States), Beijing Yinqicheng International Exhibition Co., Ltd. (China), CAPPMA (China), Dalian Huihetong Exhibition & Display Co., Ltd (China), Food Export USA - Northeast (United States), Hainan Fuchang Exhibition Service Co., Ltd (China), Japan Farmed Fish Export Association (Japan), Kochi Seafood Export Promotion Association (Japan), National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (South Korea), Seafood Industries Association Singapore (Singapore), Southern United States Trade Association - SUSTA (United States) and Valuedshow Management LLC (China).
Outside the pavilions, Diversified said there will be new exhibitors from Ecuador, Chile, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and China “adding new voices, products and solutions to the exhibit hall.” Some examples are Blumar Asia Ltd, the Asia arm of Chile's Blumar, which will exhibit fresh and frozen Chilean Atlantic salmon alongside its jack mackerel and fishmeal lines. Another is Xinjiang Tianyun Organic Agriculture Co., Ltd., a company with BRC Global Food Safety and NSF antibiotic-free product certifications which farms salmon and trout at a farm using glacial water from the Tianshan Mountains.
Another new exhibitor, Foodman Optoelectronic (Zhongshan), will showcase its food safety and quality-control equipment for seafood processing, including X-ray inspection systems that detect fish bones and foreign objects on the line.
Returning exhibitors to Seafood Expo Asia include AquaChile, Austral Fisheries, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Marennes Oleron Oyster PGI and Omarsa S.A., and more. At Seafood Processing Asia, exhibitors including BAADER, Gucheng Shouan New Material Technology, Guy Cotten, and Silikal GmbH will showcase equipment and solutions for automation, packaging, cold chain, and aquaculture infrastructure.
Alongside the exhibit hall, Seafood Expo Asia/Seafood Processing Asia features a Business Matchmaking Program that links qualified high-volume importers and retail/foodservice buyers to companies; the Seafood Excellence Asia Awards, which issues awards for the best new seafood products; and an educational conference covering topics like consumption trends and market outlook, AI in the supply chain, sustainability certifications, processing trends, and more.
“Rounding out the experience, live culinary demonstrations and open product tastings will bring seafood to life on the event floor, connecting buyers directly with the products they are sourcing,” Diversified said.
