Maritime Reporter, October 1993

<BODY> <div> F/V Sea Storm FISH EXPO 93 The world's largest commercial fishing trade show, Fish Expo '93, returns this year to Seattle. Fish Expo '93 splits its time between the U.S. East Coast and West Coast, appearing in Boston in even-num- bered years and Seattle in odd-num- bered years. The show is scheduled to run October 20-23, 1993 at the Seattle Center, Washington. More than 24,000 visitors are expected to visit the show, which will include over two miles of exhibits - 768 com- panies and 1,150 booths featuring vessels, supplies, engines, nets, elec- tronics, gear, marine related ser- vices, seminars, demonstrations, forums and workshops. Practical workshops and hands- on demonstrations that will cover trouble shooting and repair tech- niques for propulsion, hull and Show Dates and Times Wednesday, Oct. 20 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. mechanical systems onboard ves- sels will be available for attendees to participate in. Forums are sched- uled at various times over the course of the show, including: • Free safety and survival train- ing sessions. Vessel operators must provide their crews with training in specific areas such as abandoning ship, fire fighting and recovering someone from the water. Profes- sional trainers will offer instruction on these procedures, and certifica- tion is offered. • Congressional Forum, also in- teractive forum, where legislators and aides from Congress will dis- cuss fisheries issues that affect the fisherman directly. This forum pro- vides an opportunity to question law- makers about current and proposed regulations. • Coast Guard Forum, an inter- active where attendees can hear the most recent in enforcement, safety and licensing activities from Coast Guard officers. Find out what your rights and obligations are when the Coast Guard hails you and boards your boat. Seminars scheduled for attend- ees include: • Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) seminar. Questions such as "who gets what?" and "how will quo- tas be bought and sold?" will be answered by representatives from the fishery management councils. • North American Free Trade Agreement: How will it affect fish- ermen in U.S. and Canada? Also to be discussed: current obligations and entitlements from the U.S.-Canada Salmon Treaty. Top level insiders from both sides of the border will debate free trade. For additional information on Fish Expo '93, contact: Diversified Expositions, 5 Milk Street, P.O. Box 7437, Portland, Maine 04112-7437; tel: (207) 772-3005. Exhibitor List (partial) AAA Fire & Safety Inc. Aarctic Marine Refrigeration Inc. Aardvark Corporation ACR Electronics Inc. Action Marine Equipment Inc./Envirovac Advanced Marine Technology Airmar Technology Corp. Ak-Wa Inc. Alaska Diesel Electric Alden Electronics Inc. Alfa-Laval Marine & Power American Bow Thruster American Bureau of Shipping American Design & Manufacturing American Hose & Fittings Inc. American Manufacturing Co. Inc. American Mobile Satellite Corporation American Pioneer Inc. American VULKAN Corporation AMI Marine Products Anderson Marine Repair Inc. Apex Equipment Inc. Aquadrive Systems Aqua Signal Corporation Argo International-Marine Division Aronson Campbell Industrial Supply AT&T Maritime Services Atlas Industries USA Inc. AT&T Submarine Cable Protection Autofisk tyS AutoSHIP Systems Corporation BayleySuit Inc. Baywood Inc. Bearings Inc. Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Inc. BF Goodrich Co. B&G Machine Inc. Bird Johnson Company Blohm + Voss AG Branom Instrument Company Buchanan Air Inc. Canadian Hydrographic Service Carnitech U.S. Inc. Carolina Cockpit Carson Industries Inc. Cascade Machinery & Electric Caterpillar Inc. Cetrek USA Chevron USA Products Co. Coastal Marine Engine Inc. Coastal Refrigeration Mfg. Inc. Coastline Equipment Inc. ComNav Autopilots COMSAT Maritime Services Continental Western Corporation Cornell Pump Company Cosalt International Limited Cospolich Refrigerator Company John Crane Marine Crowley Marine Services Inc. Cummins Marine Cushman Boats DAC0 VM Dafoe Machine Shop Ltd. Dantronics Inc. Datrex Inc. Deere & Company Dekker Engineering Inc. Delta Marine Industries Inc. 30 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>