Seafood exhibitors from Zhoushan engage with customers at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston on March 10. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_4b375b4969b5]

Six seafood companies from Zhoushan, Zhejiang province achieved great success at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston from March 10 to 12, securing nearly $10 million in potential transactions.

The Zhoushan booth attracted over 700 professional buyers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and other countries.

Spanning nearly 50,000 square meters, the expo's exhibition space reached the same scale as before the pandemic. The Chinese delegation's total exhibition area exceeded 1,000 square meters, with participation from provinces traditionally known for seafood production, such as Zhejiang, Shandong, and Liaoning. Zhejiang alone had an exhibition area of 108 square meters.

The United States is the fourth largest market for Zhoushan's seafood exports, and there was a 19.6 percent growth in seafood exports to the country in 2023, representing 6.0 percent of Zhoushan's total seafood exports.

The expo served as a platform for Zhoushan's seafood enterprises to extend their reach into the markets of Canada, Mexico, and other regions across North and South America, noted a local official.