AquaSur generated business of about US$150 million

The next version will take place in March 2024, also in the city of Puerto Montt, Chile.

With a positive balance, the XI edition of AquaSur 2022 International Fair concluded, the most relevant aquaculture exhibition in the southern hemisphere, in which national exhibitors and those from Norway, Spain, United States, Canada, Denmark, China, Japan, Korea, France and Portugal, among others, participated.

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The executive director of AquaSur, Rodrigo Lobo, stated that "we are very happy because we have had a very successful version of AquaSur 2022, with great enthusiasm from the actors and a historical participation of national and international exhibitors who presented surprising technological innovations for the aquaculture sector."

Lobo said, “Over the three days of the fair, more than 1,000 brands from 35 countries exhibited. There were over 15 thousand visits from 16 countries, and the event generated more than US$150 million in business opportunities.”

AquaSur 2023 and 2024

In front of Chile's role in the global aquaculture industry, the event managed to promote sustainability in the sector, provide tools for development in the country, and contributed to the relationship between companies, generating business opportunities and boosting the creation of direct and indirect jobs that take place around the fair.

In this context, and facing the importance of aquaculture exhibitions at regional and national level, the executive director Rodrigo Lobo announced the new version of the fair: "Today, at the conclusion of the largest aquaculture exhibition ever held in the country, we can say that the eyes of the world's industry are on Chile. This is why we announce the future version of AquaSur, which will be held again in the region of Los Lagos, specifically in Puerto Montt. They are all cordially invited to participate in the AquaSur 2024 edition.

Moreover, he emphasized that "it is very important to keep the aquaculture sector connected and since salmon farming in the Magallanes region is becoming a relevant industry, we want to inform that we will bring the sector together again at a congress and exhibition in Punta Arenas between 8 and 9 March 2023," he concluded.

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