Due to take place in the French fishing port of Lorient 15-17th October next year, ItechMer will be celebrating its 30th anniversary, offering exhibition space, detailed conferences and an opportunity for the fishing industry to come together.
‘Our ambition is to bring a breath of optimism and innovation to the fishing industry. With just over a year to go before the show opens its doors, the organising committee is already hard at work preparing for this anniversary event and launching registrations for exhibitors,’ said a representative of organisers Lorient Bretagne Sud Évènements.
‘Supported by the region and the fishing industry since its creation in 1995, ItechMer is the only French exhibition dedicated to technology, equipment and services for the industry.’
Based in Lorient, Brittany’s leading fishing port and a leading marketplace for seafood products, ItechMer is a major event in the industry calendar and is key to promoting regional economic development.
‘Keeping pace with a constantly evolving industry, the event has always demonstrated its ability to promote maritime innovation, both through the technological and scientific solutions presented, and through its programme of conferences and meetings. ItechMer industry figures, decision-makers and investors, and we welcomed 224 exhibitors and 5347 visitors to the 2023’s event,’ Lorient Bretagne Sud Évènements’ representative commented, adding that a number of crises have highlighted the need to reconsider a number of aspects of the fishing industry.
‘The know-how required to catch, produce, add value to and promote French seafood products, innovation and the ability to work together constitute a genuine French model of sustainable fishing for the future. That’s why ItechMer 2025 aims to bring together all French fishermen, from mainland France and overseas territories, as well as all links in the industry, in Lorient during these three days.’
The fishing industry continues to face numerous environmental and societal challenges, including fleet renewal and decarbonisation, transformation of port infrastructures, generational renewal, food sovereignty and seafood consumption.
‘ItechMer 2025 aims to focus on collecting and promoting concrete examples of innovative solutions developed by fishermen, scientists and the industry as a whole to build a sustainable future for the industry,’ the organisers state.
