Seafood Expo Global 2026

Seafood Expo Global has become the world’s largest seafood trade show. In 2025, more than 35,000 professionals from the fishing and seafood industry from 138 countries gathered in Barcelona.
The show featured 2,187 exhibitors from 87 countries, over more than 51,200 m² of exhibition space.

The growing demand in Europe for high-quality seafood from sustainable practices offers Canadian producers a unique opportunity to expand their business in this booming market. It is an ideal time for fish and seafood exporters to capture a market of over 500 million consumers.

Why participate?

Structured to foster B2B connections through a comprehensive program – specialized conferences, thematic forums, networking sessions – Seafood Expo Global brings together a qualified international audience composed of key players in the seafood industry.

Individual booth exhibitor package:

• Canada pavilion structure;
• 1 sign with the company name;
• 1 backlit counter with printed front panel;
• 1 meeting table with 2 chairs;
• 1 trash bin and basic electricity;
• Event coordination and on-site support provided by a Groupe Export representative.

Pricing

• Corner booth (20 square meters): $16,900
• Corner booth (12 square meters):  $9,900

Shared Space Package

• Half-counter with custom visual within the Groupe Export Lounge, including a table and 2 chairs to meet your clients and potential partners in a professional and welcoming setting

Pricing

• • Half-counter Package: $3,900

Mission Package

• Walk the trade show and enjoy a badge as well as access to the lounge facilities to meet your clients and potential partners in a professional and friendly setting.

Price

• • Mission Package: $1,100

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  Market Data

  The European seafood market, estimated at ≈ USD 83.2 billion (≈ €77 billion) in 2025, is expected to reach ≈ USD 107.2 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.2 % over the period. (Source: Mordor Intelligence)

  This market is experiencing a strong shift towards products from sustainable aquaculture (which accounted for ≈ 68.5 % of the European market in 2024) and towards processed/ready-to-eat formats, reflecting consumers’ expectations for quality, traceability, and innovation. (Source: Mordor Intelligence)

  In the “sustainable & premium” segment, the share of certified products (e.g., Marine Stewardship Council / Aquaculture Stewardship Council) is increasing: retailers in Europe and North America reported a +22 % growth in sustainable seafood sales in 2023.

  European seafood imports from outside the EU amounted to approximately €30 billion in 2023, down 6 % from the previous period, reflecting volume tensions and inflationary effects.

Financial assistance for Exhibitors

Reimbursement of a lump sum travel allowance of 1 900 $ per person, up to a maximum of two allowances per company.

• To be eligible for a lump sum travel reimbursement, the company must provide proof of travel (e.g.: invoice for a plane, train, or bus ticket including the full itinerary, or a gas receipt near the destination) AND proof of accommodation (e.g.: official hotel or Airbnb invoice).
• To obtain two travel lump sum travel reimbursement, the same proofs listed above must be submitted for each reimbursement.

  → If the two participants share the same means of transportation (e.g.: carpooling), two separate transportation proofs will be required, showing either the company name or the traveler’s name (e.g.: two invoices).

  → If the two participants share the same accommodation, two separate accommodation proofs will be required (e.g.: two hotel invoices).

• An additional flat-rate amount of $500 will be granted if your company is located in one of the following regions AND the departure also takes place from that region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, or Nord-du-Québec.

Financial assistance covering 75*% of the additional costs related to your booth setup and the shipment of samples (consolidated with Groupe Export), up to a maximum of $6,000 of eligible expenses per company.

Groupe Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents.

By registering for this event, you agree to complete and return the activity report that will be sent to you. You will have 60 days following the event to return the completed report; otherwise, you may be required to reimburse the subsidies received for this activity. The compiled data will be used solely to assess the economic impact of this activity.

* Subject to Approval

Activities are subject to approval by Agri-Marketing of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 2025-2026. In the event that funding for the activity is denied, the subsidy for additional setup costs will be limited to 50%.

Given the positive partnership between Groupe Export and the governments, the risk of funding rejection is minimal.

Cancellation Policy

The Groupe Export Agri-Food is a non-profit organization who manages export financial programs from the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec and from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

As a government program manager, Groupe Export has defined a general cancellation policy to follow when participating in a trade show. Policy’s details are as follows:

• In the five days following registration, the company must pay, as a deposit, 50% of participation fees. This amount can be paid by check, direct deposit or credit card by contacting Groupe Export’s financial department at 450-649-6266. Direct deposits are preferred.
• The remaining 50% of participation fees must be paid at least 60 days before the activity.

If the company does not respect these terms, Groupe Export Agri-Food has the right to cancel the company’s participation.

Cancellation by the Company:

• If the company or the Groupe Export Agri-Food finds a replacing participant, the full amount will be reimbursed, except for a $200 administration fee, as soon as a replacing participant has paid in full the amount due.
• In case a substitute cannot be found, all other incurred charges, including 100% of the invoice for a space reservation, would be charged to the company.
• All cancellation requests must be made in writing and be addressed to the person in charge of the activity, whose name appears on the participation form.

This policy was ratified by the Groupe Export’s Board of Directors on February 14, 2008.

Exhibitor and Visitor Eligibility

To qualify as an exhibitor or visitor, the company must:

• Meet all eligibility criteria for applicable provincial and federal subsidies for this activity;
• Hold a license number from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) or demonstrate that it is not required for its type of business.

Groupe Export reserves the right to refuse any registration for this activity.