24th Busan International Seafood & Fisheries EXPO opens on the 4th; 506 companies from 32 countries to visit Busan

[Financial News] The Busan International Seafood & Fisheries EXPO (BISFE), a world-renowned fisheries industry exhibition held in Busan, will open on the 4th at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1. 
According to Busan City on the 3rd, a record 506 companies from 32 countries will participate in the 2026 BISFE, which runs from the 4th to the 6th, with 1,300 booths. 
BISFE, now in its 24th edition, is an international trade exhibition covering the fisheries industry as a whole, including seafood, equipment, smart aquaculture and marine biotechnology. It is hosted by the city and co-organized by BEXCO and the Korea Fisheries Trade Association, among others, with support from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Eight countries, including Finland, the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan, are newly participating in this year’s exhibition and will showcase a range of seafood products and technologies. The city plans to strengthen customized export consultations for companies and exhibition content on emerging fisheries industries to help participating companies develop overseas sales channels and generate tangible business results.
The opening ceremony will be held on the afternoon of the 4th at the Expo exhibition hall inside BEXCO Exhibition Center 1. Around 60 key figures, including Mayor Chun Jae-soo, Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Nam Jae-heon, and National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives Chairman Nodongjin, will attend and take part in a pre-ceremony reception, the opening event and a tape-cutting ceremony.
As a related event, a ceremony marking the 10th Marine and Fisheries Talent Development Day will be held at 2:30 p.m. on the 4th.
Around 1,200 guests from Korea and abroad will attend the ceremony, where Mayor Chun will be appointed an honorary fisheries New Intellectual. Six university students and five high school students from the Busan region will be selected as recipients of the 14th New Intellectual scholarships and receive scholarships.

The exhibition venue will comprise a seafood pavilion, a fisheries equipment and smart aquaculture pavilion, an overseas companies pavilion, a startup and investment support pavilion for the marine and fisheries industry, a marine blue bio pavilion, and a special pavilion for the fish cake, laver and mackerel industries.
The seafood pavilion will showcase frozen and chilled seafood and processed foods, while the fisheries equipment and smart aquaculture pavilion will feature advanced products such as seafood processing machinery and aquaculture equipment.
The marine blue bio pavilion will showcase new materials derived from marine organisms and products made using seaweed, while the special pavilion for the fish cake, laver and mackerel industries will promote related products and companies. The Busan Premium Seafood Pavilion and the Busan City Fish (Mackerel) Promotion Pavilion will also be open. 
Trade events to expand export and domestic distribution channels will also be held. Around 80 overseas buyers and domestic seafood exporters, among others, will take part in a trade consultation event for invited overseas buyers. One-on-one business consultations between domestic and international companies will also be supported through Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency export consultations, global business consultations, and product planning (MD) consultations with domestic distributors.
Academic events discussing the future of the fisheries industry and programs for public participation will also be held. These include the Marine Bio Business Connect Forum, the Korea Aquaculture Technology Workshop, the international conference of the Korean Federation of Fisheries Science and Technology Societies, and the Busan Fisheries Policy Forum. Industry exchanges and cooperation will also be expanded through the 10th Marine and Fisheries Talent Development Day ceremony, a global networking reception, and industry tours for overseas participating companies and buyers.
Mayor Chun said, "I hope BISFE will become a venue for exchange that connects domestic and international fisheries companies and buyers and enables them to share technology and market trends in the fisheries industry." 
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