Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America, North America’s largest seafood trade event, kicked off on 16 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
North America’s largest seafood trade event – produced by Diversified – opened for its 43rd edition, running from 16 March through 18 March. The latest edition of the event occupies 249,665 net square feet with 1,215 exhibiting companies from 51 countries – including new participating countries from Bahrain, Croatia, Ireland, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, and United Arab Emirates; and an increased presence from countries including China, Ecuador, France, Japan, Norway and Vietnam, Diversified said. [Editor’s note: Diversified also owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
“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,” Diversified Vice President of Seafood Wynter Courmont said. “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.”
On the Seafood Expo North America side of the exhibit hall, Diversified said a range of seafood companies will display a variety of fresh, frozen, canned, value-added, processed, and packaged seafood products. Companies attending include AquaChile, Balfego & Balfego SL, Bakkafrost, Handy International, Hiddenfjord, Hilo Fish Company Inc., MOWI, Northern Wind, Pacific Seafood Group, Trident Seafoods, Worldwide Fishing Company, and more.
Seafood Processing North America will display market-leading processing and packaging equipment companies, along with logistics services and other service providers, Diversified said. Companies exhibiting in 2025 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,” Diversified said. “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.”
The conference program kicks off on 16 March at 11:15 a.m. with a keynote from Nomi Prins, PhD, macro-economist, geopolitical financial expert, and best-selling author. Prins’ keynote, “Riding the Waves: Navigating Economic, Energy, and Trade Policies Impacting the Seafood Industry in 2025,” provides an economic outlook for the seafood industry on a range of 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 is also returning for its second year, and highlights innovative products, interactive demonstrations, product samplings, networking opportunities and more. The space also 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,” Diversified said.
