Through its executive director, the institution was present at the fair held between May 19 and 23 in the city of Vigo, Spain.

As chief executive officer of Aquaculture Innovation Club and president of the AIA (Aquaculture Innovation Alliance), the renowned Chilean aquaculture specialist Adolfo Alvial, represented both institutions at the International Aquaculture Industry Salon, Aquafuture Spain. It is the largest technological, training, promotional and commercial meeting of the aquaculture sector in southern Europe. At this event, the professional referred to the Innova Puerto Montt Plan, in which the Club is an active collaborator and Alvial is its executive secretary.

The event took place over 8 days of conferences, among which Adolfo Alvial participated on Wednesday 21 May, under the theme of Increase production for a global sustainable aquaculture. Together with other professionals speaking on the subject in discussion, various strategies were talked about to increase the productive capacity of aquaculture in a sustainable and efficient way, in the face of the imminent exponential growth of global demand. Moreover, various innovations in farming systems, improvements in resource management and possible collaborations that ensure a global production that meets the requirements were presented. Growing market demands in harmony with the environment.

Adolfo Alvial with representatives from Ghana and Oman.

Aquafuture Spain 2025 took place at the Vigo IFEVI events centre, with the participation of 210 exhibitors from 26 countries in the exhibition area and guest speakers invited by ICEX, from Europe, America, Asia and Africa. The event positioned itself as the largest meeting in southern Europe, and will have a biennial character. 

In addition to participating in the conference, the executive president of the club had the opportunity to join the foreign speaker delegation in a comprehensive program of visits to various aquaculture centers and suppliers in Galicia, in an invitation arranged and coordinated by ICEX, with the support of ACUIPLUS and ICSEM. 

Along with presenting in detail the Aquaculture Innovation Club and the Alliance, Alvial made numerous invitations to participate in InnAqua 2025, an event that generated special interest among innovation centres, namely: companies associated with ANFACO, Pescanova, IGAFA, CETGA, CHICOLINO companies and ECIMAT from the University of Vigo on Toralla island.

Special mention deserves the contacts with executives from the aquaculture of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Oman, Morocco, Mexico, Ecuador and, of course, the host country, Spain.