Seafood Expo North America/Seafood Processing North America is returning for the 2025 edition of North America’s largest seafood trade event.
The event, which will take place from Sunday, 16 March to Tuesday, 18 March in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., will bring seafood suppliers, processing and packaging equipment, services companies, and professionals to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for its 43rd edition. According to a press release from show organizer Diversified, as of 13 February, companies from 49 countries will take up 248,065 net square feet of space in the exhibit hall, with that number still growing. [Editor’s note: Diversified also owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
“As an industry that is constantly evolving across various sectors, in-person seafood trade events are increasingly significant in providing companies a space to learn about new trends and innovations, meet new buyers or suppliers and forge deeper relationships,” Diversified Vice President of Seafood Wynter Courmont said. “Every year, for three days, we look forward to bringing the seafood industry together and seeing what companies can accomplish in such a short period that might have otherwise taken months.”
According to Diversified, startups and legacy seafood companies will be in attendance to showcase new products and the latest innovations in the seafood space. Among them are Hofseth International, which will present its rapid thaw IceFresh technology aimed at extending product shelf life and reducing carbon emissions; Nor’Easter Oyster Co, an aquaculture company with Maine’s first shellfish processing facility that will show off its value-added oyster products which find a use for underutilized “cosmetically unique” oysters; and Full Measure Oyster Company, which will show off its seed-to-table oyster farm that produces its products at a solar powered, carbon-neutral, and land-based operation.
“Other participating companies that will highlight their products and latest innovations include 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, Godaco Seafood JSC, Handy International, Hiddenfjord, Hilo Fish Company Inc, 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, Northern Wind, Pacific Seafood Group, Pescanova Inc, Phillips Foods Inc, The Town Dock, Trident Seafoods, True Grade, Vinh Hoan Corporation, Worldwide Fishing Company, and more,” Diversified said.
Seafood Processing North America will feature a range of products and services including processing equipment and packaging and logistics companies. One exhibitor, Lucid Corp., will launch a new line of seafood packaging that is pad-less, leak resistant, and 100 percent recyclable. Denmark-based Oxyguard International A/S will also showcase its measuring, monitoring, and control systems for aquaculture farms; and Seawise Innovative Packaging will launch a new packaging system which includes a leakproof and waterproof corrugated outer to complement its existing “Thermoloc” technology.
“Companies that will also exhibit at Seafood Processing North America include BAADER North America Corp., Camara de Comercio de Pontevedra, Vigo Y Vilagarcia de Arousa, DELANCHY Group, Grasselli Spa, Midwest Machine, NUERA Logistics Inc, Palinox, Prospection Solutions, REICH Thermoprozesstechnik GmbH, Schmalz, Inc. and more,” Diversified said.
Seafood Expo North America will also offer a conference program with education sessions covering topics like consumer trends, policy trends and regulatory issues, AI, labor rights, marine plastics, and more.
“A keynote address by Nomi Prins, PhD, macro-economist, geopolitical financial expert and best-selling author, will provide an economic outlook for the seafood industry and a tailored discussion 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,” Diversified said.
The “Wave Makers’ Zone,” which debuted in 2024, will also return and feature a range of events including the New and Featured Product showcases, the Seafood Excellence Awards, the Oyster Shucking Competition, chef demonstrations, and sampling opportunities.
