International Excopesca 2009 was opened this week at the Mar del Plata Exposition Centre. It is said that this is an international fishing and aquaculture industry event set to run through Saturday has attracted some 100 exhibitors representing the entire fishing industry chain of value: catch, processing, cold storage and logistics plus other sectors linked to the industry.
The governor of Buenos Aires province, Daniel Scioli, has chaired the inauguration ceremony; Mar del Plata mayor Gustavo Pulti; the event’s manager, Alexander Clot and the president of Fundación ExportAr, Martin Elizondo, among other officials and executives. Scioli stressed the importance of giving continuity to Expopesca within the context of the economic crisis impacting the fishing industry as a whole.
Scioli affirmed that events like these require Argentina to continue growing and increase its production. Because of the crisis, some told us they had doubts, but we need Expopesca, now more than ever. It is told that the business opportunities that can arise during the fair that will see executives from Brazil, Korea, Ghana and other countries to network with their Argentine counterparts.
Elizondo said it was a privilege for Fundacion ExportAr to endorse Expopesca’s development. He further said that they have summoned executives from different parts of the world to meet with about thirty local business owners. In spite of the crisis, there are many opportunities for growth, says Elizondo.
Experts believe that this is a very complicated year; nevertheless, there shouldn’t be complain and, yes, get to work, to continue struggling and fighting. The event also features business rounds, international conferences, dynamic exhibition spaces, a gastronomic sector, sport fishing area and a gastronomic competition in three categories: sea fish, river fish and shellfish.
