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FISH EXPO '84

October 17-20—Boston, Massachusetts

Fish Expo '84, projected to have more than 450 companies exhibiting their equipment and products and some 10,000 commerical fishing in- dustry buyers attending, will be held October 17-20 in Boston's

Hynes Veterans Auditorium. Now in its 18th year, Fish Expo is the world's largest commercial fishing show in terms of both companies exhibiting and attendance.

The Fish Expo show alternates between Boston and Seattle annual-

Photo—The Pescador VII is a 108 foot sardine purse seiner, the final vessel in a seven-boat series built for Banpesca of Mexico; designed and built by

Marco Seattle. ly, and has proven itself to be an effective sales tool for fishing indus- try suppliers. As Lew VanDe-

Mark, marketing manager for

Seattle-based MARCO explained, product exposure remains a top priority for exhibitors. "Our prima- ry goal is to show our products to customers old and new; sales inevit- ably result, as the show's atmo- sphere promotes on-the-spot buy- ing," he said.

Such buying at the last Boston show totaled $26 million that, when added to post-show sales of $166 million from contacts made at the show, boosted total sales resulting from Fish Expo '82 to $192 million.

Boston's Fish Expo attracts ex- hibitors and attendees nationally, as well as 151 foreign exhibiting com- panies from 17 countries. Many companies use trade shows as a plat- form for new product introductions, and Fish Expo '84 is no exception.

More than 50 companies are plan- ning to get the best possible expo- sure for their new products, and it is estimated that more than 150 will be introduced this year.

With the large number of new product introductions, the show will provide fishermen and processors with the greatest variety of fishing gear and processing equipment available anywhere. This accounts for the Fish Expo '84 theme of "One

Stop Shopping."

How can busy fishermen stay in- formed about the trends in their constantly changing industry? This year, Fish Expo will make this task easier with a variety of seminars, films, and exhibitor presentations.

The seminar panels will consist of many of the industry's prominent processors, fishermen, and restau- rant owners and operators, as well as government and private agency officials who will contribute valu- able information about timely top- ics in the industry.

The organizers of this year's semi- nar series want fishermen to walk away with a new awareness of the industry's current problems and the necessary education and informa- tion to help solve them. Attendees will learn about new fishing tech- (continued on page 21) 18 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News