What is PESCA SUR? PESCA SUR provides a meeting place, which is aimed at satisfying the needs of the fishing community. Since it was founded in 2005, it has become one of the most important fishing fair in the southern hemisphere. The event is held every two years in Concepción, Chile, bringing together providers of equipment, supplies, and services. THE FAIR Pesca Sur Between 2005 and 2007, we have held four successful versions in the city of Concepción in March, welcoming the local and international fishing community. Businessmen, investors, authorities, bankers, executives, professionals, foreign delegations, researchers, academics, and the media meet to learn about the latest developments in equipment, services, and technologies designed for this important sector of the economy. PESCA SUR also provides an excellent opportunity to exchange experience, know-how, and trends because of the various activities that take place during this important event. At the time of the first version (2005) PESCA SUR had 5,000 m2 of surface area and representatives from 34 countries. In the second version (2007) the surface increased to 5.600 m2 with 39 countries represented, which shows that the surface has grown 12%, and the number of countries has increased 14%. PESCA SUR in figures 2005 2007 % Visitors 6800 9960 47 Companies 450 600 33 M2 of covered area 5000 5600 12 Countries 34 39 14 Version III, PESCA SUR 2009 Date and time: From March 25 to 29, 2009 Wednesday to Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Entrance fee (including visitor’s guide): CLP$ 10,000 (approximately USD$ 20): adults Free entrance: - Invited guests - On-line accreditation Staff The company that organizes PESCA SUR is Technopress S.A., which belongs to Fundación Chile and Editec. This company has defined its mission as supporting the aquaculture-fishing and forestry sectors in their growth, development, and local and international positioning, through actions and products aimed at that objective. In the aquaculture-fishing area, the company produces the PESCA SUR and AQUA SUR fairs, AQUA magazine, the Aquaculture and Fishing directory of Chile, dapel.cl, the aqua.cl and pescaaldia.cl portals, and the electronic newsletter entitled AQUA al día.