World Fishing Exhibition
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World Fishing Exhibition is an exhibition dedicated to the fishing industry
that celebrates every 6 years.
.
The previous exhibition in 2003 consisted of almost 800 companies from 80 nations converging on Galicia to do business. Over 70,000 world wide professionals attended that show spending an estimated EUR 400 million.
as a biannual event, the first four shows were held at the famous Earl’s Court and Olympia Hall
.
After the 5th exhibition, the show went on the road to other countries and in 1971 took place at The Royal Dublin Society
were it was organized by the Irish Government
. The sixth edition, which was the first in Spain, was held in Vigo in 1973. Thereafter it travelled to Marseille, Halifax and Copenhagen.
From 1963 to 2003 the World Fishing Exhibition increased in both size and significance. Each show increased number of companies showing as well as for the amount of international visitors it received.
In 1973, Vigo, Europe’s leading fishing port, was elected to stage the World Fishing Exhibition. This Event had been celebrated five times in London and once in Dublin. The decision of the Organizing Committee ratifies the position of the local industry in the vanguard of the sex fishing activity.
These were years of expansion for the fishing industry. Hardly a decade ago, the shipyards in the Ria de Vigo launched the first freezing vessels. At that time, the debate concerning the extension of jurisdiction over the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone
was being treated at the United Nations
. After former USSR
and Japan, Spain was the third fishing nation in the world; with a fleet of 4.600 fishing vessels and annual catch levels of 1.610.000 T. That time marked a major step forward in the development of the fishing industry in Spain.
VIGO’73 covered a surface area of 11.000 m2. Companies related to fish processing, on board as well as on land, occupied the biggest number of stands. During the Exhibition, several engine companies, (40 European and American firms were represented), sold all exhibited items. Important contracts for deck machinery, comprising winches, drums, electronic detection and navigation equipment, ropes and fishing nets, etc., were signed.
of the 1970s inevitably affected the fishing companies. Apart from this, the Spanish fishing industry underwent the rapid changes and reforms that took place in the first years of EEC membership.
The Spanish fishing industry became more internationalized by implementing new forms of trade relations with EC countries and extra community countries. Spain's entrance into the Common Market and the growing creation of many joint venture
s with African and Latin America
n countries, as alternative to the declaration of the 200-mile EEZ limit, brought about new commercial flows. The massive response to this edition evidences the growing necessity to overcome uncertainty and concern about the future of fisheries. In the Exhibition, important trading operations were agreed on, among which the construction of 10 kingfishers for Mozambique and 24 multipurpose units for Angola were outstanding. A big delegation from Auckland placed the first fishing vessels order for New Zealand.
The WFE featured distinguished figures such us the Director of the FAO, Edouard Sauoma, and the President of the Spanish Government
, Felipe Gonzalez
, who looked over the pavilions hours before its official inauguration. Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Fisheries from 23 countries such as Argentina, Federal Germany
, Angola, Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Cape Verde
, China, Guinea
-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea
, Uruguay, etc. also attended the I Conference of Ministers of Fisheries, held in parallel to the WFE- Vigo`85.
.
This unstoppable process of internationalization was demonstrated at the 1991 WFE in Vigo. Latin American countries such as Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador or Peru as well as African countries
such as Morocco, Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, etc. generated the greatest prospects for business. At the same time as they were showing interest for the acquisitions of technology to permit them exploit their own resources, they offered new opportunities for the EC fishing industry. Representatives from Peru or Colombia explained in detail their generous new laws for foreign investors
. Other delegations from Burma, Senegal, Nigeria, Venezuela, Mauritanian, India, etc. made open offers for the creation of joint ventures.
fishing resources and the RFOs (Regional Fisheries Management
Organizations) began to seem the best way forward to guarantee responsible and sustainable management
of these fisheries. In 1995, the New York Agreement
on straddling and highly migratory species was signed; and at the same time, the revision of the Common Fisheries Policy
or the renovation of important agreements concerning the community fleet, were also on the table. Actions taken by the industry were global and the sector began to consider a more commercial approach to fishing.
Within this universal structure for the industry and its problems, the international features were reflected by the high level of foreign presence at the WFE-VIGO’97. All estimates were surpassed by far, with the participation of 800 companies from 51 countries and more than 200.00 visitors.
The Conference on Deep Sea Fisheries came about due to the need expressed both by the industry itself as well by the bureaucrats and the scientific community
to guarantee the sustainability of these fishing resources. After two days of intensive work and debate, the meeting concluded with the signature of the Declaration of Vigo, a document of agreement upon the definition of the path to follow to guarantee future exploitation of these resources and in which the creation of a multilateral organ, namely International Council for Deep Sea Fisheries is agreed.
Fishing industry
The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products....
that celebrates every 6 years.
2009
World Fishing Exhibition Vigo 2009 will be held from the 16 to 19 September 2009 at the IFEVI Exhibition Center, Cotogrande, Vigo, Spain. The exhibition is the sixth to be held in the European fishing portPort
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
.
The previous exhibition in 2003 consisted of almost 800 companies from 80 nations converging on Galicia to do business. Over 70,000 world wide professionals attended that show spending an estimated EUR 400 million.
History
The World Fishing Exhibition has its own history. Celebrated for the first time in 1963 in the United Kingdom1963 in the United Kingdom
Events of the year 1963 in the United Kingdom. The year sees changes in the leadership of both principal political parties, the Profumo Affair and the rise of The Beatles.-Incumbents:* Monarch – Elizabeth II...
as a biannual event, the first four shows were held at the famous Earl’s Court and Olympia Hall
Olympia, London
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...
.
After the 5th exhibition, the show went on the road to other countries and in 1971 took place at The Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
were it was organized by the Irish Government
Irish Government
The Government of Ireland is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland.-Members of the Government:Membership of the Government is regulated fundamentally by the Constitution of Ireland. The Government is headed by a prime minister called the Taoiseach...
. The sixth edition, which was the first in Spain, was held in Vigo in 1973. Thereafter it travelled to Marseille, Halifax and Copenhagen.
From 1963 to 2003 the World Fishing Exhibition increased in both size and significance. Each show increased number of companies showing as well as for the amount of international visitors it received.
WFE 1973
Vigo Selected to Stage the World Fishing ExhibitionIn 1973, Vigo, Europe’s leading fishing port, was elected to stage the World Fishing Exhibition. This Event had been celebrated five times in London and once in Dublin. The decision of the Organizing Committee ratifies the position of the local industry in the vanguard of the sex fishing activity.
These were years of expansion for the fishing industry. Hardly a decade ago, the shipyards in the Ria de Vigo launched the first freezing vessels. At that time, the debate concerning the extension of jurisdiction over the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone
Exclusive Economic Zone
Under the law of the sea, an exclusive economic zone is a seazone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources, including production of energy from water and wind. It stretches from the seaward edge of the state's territorial sea out to 200 nautical...
was being treated at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. After former USSR
Post-Soviet states
The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...
and Japan, Spain was the third fishing nation in the world; with a fleet of 4.600 fishing vessels and annual catch levels of 1.610.000 T. That time marked a major step forward in the development of the fishing industry in Spain.
VIGO’73 covered a surface area of 11.000 m2. Companies related to fish processing, on board as well as on land, occupied the biggest number of stands. During the Exhibition, several engine companies, (40 European and American firms were represented), sold all exhibited items. Important contracts for deck machinery, comprising winches, drums, electronic detection and navigation equipment, ropes and fishing nets, etc., were signed.
WFE 1985
Another edition of the World Fishing Exhibition took place in 1985. Since the 1973 exhibition, two major events marked the evolution of the fishing industry: the 200-mile EEZ was introduced in the late 1970s, to gain legal access to the inshore seas of coastal nations. On the other hand, the world energy crisisEnergy crisis
An energy crisis is any great bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In popular literature though, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, particularly those that supply national electricity grids or serve as fuel for vehicles...
of the 1970s inevitably affected the fishing companies. Apart from this, the Spanish fishing industry underwent the rapid changes and reforms that took place in the first years of EEC membership.
The Spanish fishing industry became more internationalized by implementing new forms of trade relations with EC countries and extra community countries. Spain's entrance into the Common Market and the growing creation of many joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
s with African and Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n countries, as alternative to the declaration of the 200-mile EEZ limit, brought about new commercial flows. The massive response to this edition evidences the growing necessity to overcome uncertainty and concern about the future of fisheries. In the Exhibition, important trading operations were agreed on, among which the construction of 10 kingfishers for Mozambique and 24 multipurpose units for Angola were outstanding. A big delegation from Auckland placed the first fishing vessels order for New Zealand.
The WFE featured distinguished figures such us the Director of the FAO, Edouard Sauoma, and the President of the Spanish Government
Prime Minister of Spain
The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
, Felipe Gonzalez
Felipe González
Felipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
, who looked over the pavilions hours before its official inauguration. Ministers responsible for Agriculture and Fisheries from 23 countries such as Argentina, Federal Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, Angola, Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Cape Verde
Cape Verde
The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country, spanning an archipelago of 10 islands located in the central Atlantic Ocean, 570 kilometres off the coast of Western Africa...
, China, Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
, Uruguay, etc. also attended the I Conference of Ministers of Fisheries, held in parallel to the WFE- Vigo`85.
WFE 1991
Since the implementation of the EEZs, the Spanish fishing industry directed all efforts into seeking to become internationalized. Privatization of fishing zones gave the search for new forms of management and access to fishing resources urgent priority. The creations of Joint ventures were the formula for understanding between countries with resources and companies owning the technology and the know-howProcedural knowledge
Procedural knowledge, also known as imperative knowledge, is the knowledge exercised in the performance of some task. See below for the specific meaning of this term in cognitive psychology and intellectual property law....
.
This unstoppable process of internationalization was demonstrated at the 1991 WFE in Vigo. Latin American countries such as Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador or Peru as well as African countries
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
such as Morocco, Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, etc. generated the greatest prospects for business. At the same time as they were showing interest for the acquisitions of technology to permit them exploit their own resources, they offered new opportunities for the EC fishing industry. Representatives from Peru or Colombia explained in detail their generous new laws for foreign investors
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
. Other delegations from Burma, Senegal, Nigeria, Venezuela, Mauritanian, India, etc. made open offers for the creation of joint ventures.
WFE 1997
After the WFE Vigo´1991, changes were beginning to be felt in the fishing context, above all in the long distance fleet. The seizure of boats outside the 200 mile limit gave way to new formulas for the management of deep seaDeep sea
The deep sea, or deep layer, is the lowest layer in the ocean, existing below the thermocline and above the seabed, at a depth of 1000 fathoms or more. Little or no light penetrates this part of the ocean and most of the organisms that live there rely for subsistence on falling organic matter...
fishing resources and the RFOs (Regional Fisheries Management
Fisheries management
Fisheries management draws on fisheries science in order to find ways to protect fishery resources so sustainable exploitation is possible. Modern fisheries management is often referred to as a governmental system of appropriate management rules based on defined objectives and a mix of management...
Organizations) began to seem the best way forward to guarantee responsible and sustainable management
Sustainable management
Sustainable management takes the concepts from sustainability and synthesizes them with the concepts of management. Sustainability has three branches: the environment, the needs of present and future generations, and the economy...
of these fisheries. In 1995, the New York Agreement
New York Agreement
The Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Concerning West New Guinea , also known as the New York Agreement, was a treaty signed between Indonesia and the Netherlands on the political status of West New Guinea...
on straddling and highly migratory species was signed; and at the same time, the revision of the Common Fisheries Policy
Common Fisheries Policy
The Common Fisheries Policy is the fisheries policy of the European Union . It sets quotas for which member states are allowed to catch what amounts of each type of fish, as well as encouraging the fishing industry by various market interventions...
or the renovation of important agreements concerning the community fleet, were also on the table. Actions taken by the industry were global and the sector began to consider a more commercial approach to fishing.
Within this universal structure for the industry and its problems, the international features were reflected by the high level of foreign presence at the WFE-VIGO’97. All estimates were surpassed by far, with the participation of 800 companies from 51 countries and more than 200.00 visitors.
WFE 2003
In September 2003, Vigo was once again host of the exhibition.The Conference on Deep Sea Fisheries came about due to the need expressed both by the industry itself as well by the bureaucrats and the scientific community
Scientific community
The scientific community consists of the total body of scientists, its relationships and interactions. It is normally divided into "sub-communities" each working on a particular field within science. Objectivity is expected to be achieved by the scientific method...
to guarantee the sustainability of these fishing resources. After two days of intensive work and debate, the meeting concluded with the signature of the Declaration of Vigo, a document of agreement upon the definition of the path to follow to guarantee future exploitation of these resources and in which the creation of a multilateral organ, namely International Council for Deep Sea Fisheries is agreed.