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FISH EXPO 93

The world's largest commercial fishing trade show, Fish Expo '93, returns this year to Seattle. Fish

Expo '93 splits its time between the

U.S. East Coast and West Coast, appearing in Boston in even-num- bered years and Seattle in odd-num- bered years. The show is scheduled to run October 20-23, 1993 at the

Seattle Center, Washington. More than 24,000 visitors are expected to visit the show, which will include over two miles of exhibits - 768 com- panies and 1,150 booths featuring vessels, supplies, engines, nets, elec- tronics, gear, marine related ser- vices, seminars, demonstrations, forums and workshops.

Practical workshops and hands- on demonstrations that will cover trouble shooting and repair tech- niques for propulsion, hull and

Show Dates and Times

Wednesday, Oct. 20 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 21 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 22 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. mechanical systems onboard ves- sels will be available for attendees to participate in. Forums are sched- uled at various times over the course of the show, including: • Free safety and survival train- ing sessions. Vessel operators must provide their crews with training in specific areas such as abandoning ship, fire fighting and recovering someone from the water. Profes- sional trainers will offer instruction on these procedures, and certifica- tion is offered. • Congressional Forum, also in- teractive forum, where legislators and aides from Congress will dis- cuss fisheries issues that affect the fisherman directly. This forum pro- vides an opportunity to question law- makers about current and proposed regulations. • Coast Guard Forum, an inter- active where attendees can hear the most recent in enforcement, safety and licensing activities from Coast

Guard officers. Find out what your rights and obligations are when the

Coast Guard hails you and boards your boat.

Seminars scheduled for attend- ees include: • Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) seminar. Questions such as "who gets what?" and "how will quo- tas be bought and sold?" will be answered by representatives from the fishery management councils. • North American Free Trade

Agreement: How will it affect fish- ermen in U.S. and Canada? Also to be discussed: current obligations and entitlements from the U.S.-Canada

Salmon Treaty. Top level insiders from both sides of the border will debate free trade.

For additional information on

Fish Expo '93, contact: Diversified

Expositions, 5 Milk Street, P.O. Box 7437, Portland, Maine 04112-7437; tel: (207) 772-3005.

Exhibitor List (partial)

AAA Fire & Safety Inc.

Aarctic Marine Refrigeration Inc.

Aardvark Corporation

ACR Electronics Inc.

Action Marine Equipment Inc./Envirovac

Advanced Marine Technology

Airmar Technology Corp.

Ak-Wa Inc.

Alaska Diesel Electric

Alden Electronics Inc.

Alfa-Laval Marine & Power

American Bow Thruster

American Bureau of Shipping

American Design & Manufacturing

American Hose & Fittings Inc.

American Manufacturing Co. Inc.

American Mobile Satellite Corporation

American Pioneer Inc.

American VULKAN Corporation

AMI Marine Products

Anderson Marine Repair Inc.

Apex Equipment Inc.

Aquadrive Systems

Aqua Signal Corporation

Argo International-Marine Division

Aronson Campbell Industrial Supply

AT&T Maritime Services

Atlas Industries USA Inc.

AT&T Submarine Cable Protection

Autofisk tyS

AutoSHIP Systems Corporation

BayleySuit Inc.

Baywood Inc.

Bearings Inc.

Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc.

BF Goodrich Co.

B&G Machine Inc.

Bird Johnson Company

Blohm + Voss AG

Branom Instrument Company

Buchanan Air Inc.

Canadian Hydrographic Service

Carnitech U.S. Inc.

Carolina Cockpit

Carson Industries Inc.

Cascade Machinery & Electric

Caterpillar Inc.

Cetrek USA

Chevron USA Products Co.

Coastal Marine Engine Inc.

Coastal Refrigeration Mfg. Inc.

Coastline Equipment Inc.

ComNav Autopilots

COMSAT Maritime Services

Continental Western Corporation

Cornell Pump Company

Cosalt International Limited

Cospolich Refrigerator Company

John Crane Marine

Crowley Marine Services Inc.

Cummins Marine

Cushman Boats

DAC0

VM Dafoe Machine Shop Ltd.

Dantronics Inc.

Datrex Inc.

Deere & Company

Dekker Engineering Inc.

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