20th Anniversary of The Fish Canada Workboat Canada Show This January
Canada’s largest commercial marine event is charting course for the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The much-anticipated event is scheduled to take place January 21 and 22, 2022 – kicking off the 20th edition of this biennial event.
With Moncton as a central location to much of the surrounding coastal regions, Fish Canada Workboat Canada attracts people from the fishing, aquaculture, processing, and workboat industries from throughout the Maritimes and Quebec’s Gaspé ...
Strong Industry Turnout at 7th Edition of North Atlantic Fish and Workboat Show
The 7th biennial edition of the North Atlantic Fish and Workboat Show took place last Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20 at the Mary Brown's Centre (formerly the Mile One Centre) in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This year’s event welcomed 3,251 industry buyers from across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Mary Brown's Centre was filled with local and international exhibitors showing the latest technologies and services available to the commercial fisheries, fish processing, ...
North Atlantic Fish and Workboat Show Takes Over Mary Brown’s Centre This Weekend
The Mary Brown’s Centre (formerly the Mile One Centre) will once again host Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest commercial marine event this Friday and Saturday. The North Atlantic Fish & Workboat Show, now entering its 7th edition, welcomes those who make their living on, in, and around the water. This year’s event features over 90 exhibitors and showcases thousands of products and services that keep Atlantic Canada’s marine-based industries running.
Exciting features of the ...
Canada’s Largest Commercial Marine Event Opens in Moncton Next Month
Atlantic Canada’s all-encompassing commercial marine event, Fish Canada Workboat Canada, is charting its course for Moncton this January 24 & 25. With exhibit booth space nearly sold out, and visitor registration quickly surpassing previous records, all signs point to an exciting edition next month.
This biennial event is the largest commercial marine trade show in the country. At its last edition in 2018, a record 6,659 visitors took to the show floor, and current pre-registration ...
2018 Newfoundland and Labrador Inductees
Cecil Pitcher
Mariner
Cecil Pitcher was born in 1931, in the small, isolated town of St. Jones Without, Trinity Bay. When he became old enough, he started fishing with his father, two brothers and his uncle. They fished cod from a trapskiff using cod traps and long lines. The family moved from St. Jones Without to Heart’s Content in 1952. They continued the cod fishery there using their trapskiffs until 1971, when they purchased a larger and more modern 45-foot longliner, the Henry and ...
Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition Returns to Yarmouth for 2019
Canada’s longest-running, most successful commercial fishing show will return to the Yarmouth Mariners Centre January 25-26, 2019.
The Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition is held every two years in southwestern Nova Scotia and offers visitors a comprehensive showcase of products and services for the commercial fisheries industry. The show is presented in partnership with the Navigator Magazine, the Voice of Atlantic Canada's Fishing Industry.
The event attracts visitors from through...
Canada’s Largest Commercial Marine Event Marks Best Edition in Show History
The books closed Saturday on the 2018 edition of Fish Canada Workboat Canada, which ran January 26-27 at the Moncton Coliseum.
This year’s show welcomed a record 6,659 visitors from throughout Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Maine. With hundreds of exhibitors and expanded floor space, by all counts, this was the biggest event in the show’s history.
“This year marks a huge success for Fish Canada Workboat Canada,” said Shawn Murphy, Show Manager.
“Our 2016 event was the largest in ...
Attendance Numbers Soar at Leading Commercial Fisheries Event
The 2017 edition of the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition, Canada’s longest-running, most successful commercial fishing show, took place this past Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth.
Hailed as an unequivocal success by all involved, this key industry event welcomed 4,726 visitors.
“We were completely thrilled with this year’s edition of the show,” said Shawn Murphy, Show Manager.
“This was the strongest show we’ve had in over 10 ...
Leading Commercial Fisheries Event to Honour Marine Industries Hall of Fame Inductees
Canada’s longest-running, most successful commercial fishing show, the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition, takes place this coming Friday and Saturday, February 3rd and 4th, at the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
This biennial event features an extensive collection of marine and commercial fisheries products and services, along with an informative seminar program with topics including Financing an Enterprise; Why Bother with Design?; and Safety Procedures and Documentation on ...
Leading Commercial Fisheries Event Returning to Southwestern Nova Scotia
Yarmouth, NS – Canada’s longest-running, most successful commercial fishing show will return to the Yarmouth Mariners Centre, February 3-4, 2017. Presented by the Navigator Magazine and produced by Master Promotions Ltd., the Eastern Canadian Fisheries Exposition is held every two years in southwestern Nova Scotia and offers visitors a comprehensive grouping of marine and commercial fisheries products and services.
Exhibitors and visitors attend the show from throughout the Maritimes, ...
