60 Show Review
Latest in smart fishery and ocean sustainability solutions the smart aquaculture program with IoT and AI technologies, which can be installed on the mobile phone, for the user to get the real-time status of the culture pond; the official certified seafood from Penghu, Taiwan, with strict quality control to be natural, fresh and sweet; and the floating device with foam material technology that is lightweight with high buoyancy. Various highlight events were arranged both online and offline, including one-on-one procurement meetings, new product launches and international forums to maximise the business cooperation and interaction between exhibitors and visitors regardless of the limitation of time and boundary.
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here were more than 100 exhibitors from 15 countries displaying their latest innovations and products in line with the “smart fishery and ocean sustainability” theme at the Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show 2021. This was a hybrid event at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2 held from December 2 to 4, 2021. Organisers said that countries represented at the event were Taiwan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and nine others. They displayed their innovative products and solutions in areas ranging from smart fishing technology, ocean sustainability management to healthy and eco-friendly seafood. H.E. Ambassador of Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua, Mirna Mariela Rivera Andino, and Budi Santoso, Representative of Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei (IETO) also showed their support and to popularise the seafoods from Nicaragua and Indonesia, respectively. Sulistyono, Director of Trade department at IETO indicated that Indonesia has joined the show for six years and will keep participating to introduce the best seafood to the Taiwan market. Organised by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, TAITRA and My Exhibition Co., Ltd., the 7th edition of TIFSS is Taiwan’s exclusive B2B and tailored trade show for the fishery industry, with four exhibition themes: marine intelligent technology and fisheries equipment, smart aquaculture and fish breeding technology, seafood & value-added processing and fishing tackle & water equipment. All these showed Taiwan’s strong industrial energies, latest technologies as well as innovation powers. Highlights include the innovative buoy that combines the traditional fishing net buoy and AIS system to detect the actual location and condition of the fishing net immediately;
January/February 2022 AQUA Culture Asia Pacific
In response to the restriction on travel, organisers arranged for TIFSS 2021 Online, the month-long virtual show (December 2-31) for those unable to visit the show physically. With the advanced digital platform, visitors can browse the 360° and 720° product catalogues from more than 100 exhibitors around the globe and leave a message or arrange an online meeting anytime. www.taiwanfishery.com
