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Falklands present at China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Dalian

One of the most visited stands of the Show

Falkland Islands and South Georgia took their place in a world class fisheries exhibition in China last week.

Georgia Seafoods, part of the Fortuna Group, was one of more than 750 companies exhibiting at the 15th annual China Fisheries and Seafood Expo held in Dalian.

There were representatives from 450 Chinese companies alone, with national pavilions from many other countries, and more than 15,000 qualified buyers from around the world.

The Georgia Seafoods stand was manned by James Wallace, with support from a translator and an assistant. James said it was a huge success and many visitors commented that the stand was one of the busiest at the show, attracting more than 500 visits.

Several important deals were signed during the three days.

The Chinese market for seafood is now larger than that of the United States and there was a keen interest among buyers in talking direct to James as a vessel owner.

One of the main objectives also was to develop closer relationships with the end users of Falklands and South Georgia products, in addition to developing wider contacts and building awareness of domestic seafood in this rapidly developing market.

Following the expo, James took the opportunity to visit a number of major clients and to see the facilities at some processing plants where another company of the Fortuna Group, Loligo Products Limited, has contracted squid processing for a number of years. (Penguin News)