In a veritable United Nations of seafood seekers, the slate of prospective buyers hailed from all over the world — Bulgaria, Russia, China, Thailand, Turkey, the Netherlands, Canada and France.

"We believe in rolling out the red carpet whenever we have a visitor," Mayor Scott W. Lang told the group. It helps, of course, when those visitors happen to be in the market for lobster, scallops and fish.

Led by senior international trade adviser Nancy Lowd and Kristin Decas, executive director of New Bedford's Harbor Development Commission, the delegation arrived at 8 a.m. after spending two days surrounded by New England's finest catches at the International Boston Seafood Show at the Massachusetts Convention Center.

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