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by Vaughn Entwistle, Features Editor, International Aquafeed
he 2018 Aqua show took place on August 25-28, 2018 in Montpellier, France. Organized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), this world-class conference is held only every six years. Past events were held in Nice (2000) and Prague (2012). Hosting exhibitors from over 60 countries, 2018 Aqua was one of the largest aquaculture conferences in the world. Moreover, this year’s conference proved to be one of the most successful, with record attendance! Although the show officially opened at 9:00 am, most days saw attendees thronging the booths as early at 8:00 am— before anyone had even had a chance to bolt down a chocolate croissant and a coffee. And even though the show ran until 6:00 pm on Sunday and 5:00 pm on Monday, each evening people were still doing business long after the show’s official closing time. Our Perendale booth was besieged with visitors (both old friends and new friends) for all four days from opening until close. Perendale editors were likewise fully engaged, visiting dozens of exhibitor booths and giving away hundreds of copies of the latest issues of International Aquafeed. The event was held in Le Corum conference centre and Berlioz Opera House, a vast complex located at the heart of Montpellier. The actual show was spread over three levels of the building, so visitors spent a lot of time riding up and down the escalators to visit a total of 180 booths. 2018 Aqua was 56 | September 2018 - International Aquafeed