The 2014 Fuzhou International Fisheries Expo 2014 (FIFE) closed on Oct 26, with a host of satisfying results.
More than 300,000 people, 4,500 of whom are buyers, visited the expo over the four-day span.
A total of 39 deals for various projects, with an accrued worth of 15 billion yuan ($2.5 billion), were signed; and onsite retail sales piled up to 28.6 million yuan.
Taking up an exhibition area of nearly 50,000 sq m, the expo is an annual occasion for fish merchants and entrepreneurs to showcase their products and have talks. It is also a feast of seafood which appeals to numerous visitors.