August 28, 2025 — Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is launching a new aquaculture innovation pavilion.
The pavilion will debut during the next edition of the trade show, running from 21 to 23 April 2026 at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Vía venue in Barcelona, Spain. According to event organizer Diversified, the pavilion is intended to connect newer companies related to aquaculture technology with the global seafood industry. [Editor’s note: Diversified owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
May 15, 2025 — Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) launched its new certification standard for farmed seafood at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain. Over 200 attendees from across the supply chain—including producers, retailers, processors, industry bodies, and media—joined the long-awaited launch, which included support from industry guest speakers.
Aligning the twelve ASC species standards into one global standard, the ASC Farm Standard brings greater consistency to requirements across all species standards.
Formally launching the Farm Standard, ASC CEO Chris Ninnes said that “sustainability is no longer a trend; it’s the undeniable future, unfolding now. With the population estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050, and with wild-caught fisheries at capacity, the importance of seafood farming will continue to grow, the environmental and social impacts of our industry must be addressed. That is why ASC is driven to accelerate that transformation, not least by championing farms and feed mills that are making Change.”
ASC director of Standards and Science Michiel Fransen said, “built on four pillars—fish, farm, people and planet—the standard empowers producers to meet regulatory and market demands, enhance farming practices and fish health, prioritise worker and community wellbeing, and protects biodiversity.”
May 13, 2025 — Antwerp, Belgium-based food-processing machinery firm Steen said that recent trade disruptions stemming from U.S. tariffs have caused some of their American buyers to hold off on new deals.
“After the tariffs were announced, some people who [verbally] committed to buying from us said they were, instead, going to hold off and see how things play out,” Steen International Sales Manager Laurenz Seesing told SeafoodSource at the 2025 Seafood Expo Global. “I think we can expect a latency or a delay rather than full cancellations because, eventually, companies will need to buy machinery, and most of the [processing machinery] stuff is produced in Europe.”
May 5, 2025 — Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global opens the doors to its 31st edition on 6 May, bringing exhibitors from 87 countries to Barcelona, Spain.
The expo, running from 6 to 8 May at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Vía Venue, will occupy 51,217 net square meters and features 2,187 exhibiting companies in Halls 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and the Galleria (between halls 4 and 5), according to event organizer Diversified.
April 7, 2025 — The 31st edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, taking place from 6 to 8 May in the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, will feature a conference program bringing in over 80 seafood industry experts to lead more than 20 sessions.
Event organizer Diversified said the 2025 conference program will feature experts and representatives from prominent global organizations like the FAO, World Trade Organization (WTO), and WWF – along with figures from leading seafood companies. This year’s program will cover a range of topics relevant to the seafood industry and address opportunities and challenges in the global seafood market. [Editor’s note: Diversified Communications also owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
March 13, 2025 — The 31st edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global has garnered exhibitors from 79 countries so far and is still growing, according to event organizer Diversified.
The event, taking place from 6 to 8 May at the Gran Via venue of the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, is currently at 50,918 net square meters of exhibition space sold. According to Diversified, the trade event will feature 63 national and regional pavilions, a conference program, and is still growing. [Editor’s note: Diversified also owns and operates SeafoodSource.]
April 4, 2024 — Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, which will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from 23 to 25 April 2024, will be the largest version of the expo yet, according to event organizer Diversified Communications.
The 2024 expo will occupy at least 51,227 net square meters, 4 percent higher than the 2023 edition of the show by size, making it the largest seafood trade show in the world.
February 8, 2024 — The 30th edition of Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global will be the largest version of the event in its history, according to Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based organizer Diversified Communications on Thursday, 8 February.
For the event’s third edition at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, taking place from 23 to 25 April 2024, Diversified Communications has sold more than 50,530 square meters of exhibit space, following up on previous records set at the 2023 events.
April 24, 2023 — The largest-ever Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global opens tomorrow, 25 April at the Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Vía exhibition grounds.
The latest edition of the expo will occupy 49,339 net square meters of exhibit space, a 24 percent increase over last year and 21 percent larger than the 2019 edition in Brussels, Belgium. The expo features 2,078 exhibiting companies from 87 countries – 847 of which are new exhibitors – and 68 national and regional pavilions.
March 2, 2023 — The 2023 Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global is set to become the world’s largest seafood trade expo.
This year’s event will return to Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via 25 to 27 April, 2023 and will feature, to-date, more than 49,000 net square meters of exhibit space, breaking the event’s record for the largest edition in the expo’s history. It will be 23 percent larger than the 2022 show, according to Portland, Maine, U.S.A.-based Diversified Communications, which operates the event. [Editor’s note: Diversified Communications also owns SeafoodSource.]