Blue Sea Land

Every year since 11 years, in the evocative Casbah of Mazara del Vallo a multicultural Expo where visitors will be able to interact, get to know, taste and discover products from countries around the world and, moreover, will be able to participate in meetings, seminars, debates, workshops, round tables and conferences promoted by Institutions and Organizations in the Agro-Fish-Food sector. The discussions will address the topics tackled from the Mission “Restore our Ocean and waters”, such as biodiversity, ecosystems, pollution, decarbonization etc.
Blue Sea Land aim is to developing diplomatic, economic and scientific cooperation between numerous countries and key actors , from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean. Three years of the pandemic have profoundly changed relations, communication and the way the event is organised, which took place largely digitally. This year, on the occasion of the 11th edition, Blue Sea Land is back in presence, reappropriating its traditional guise. The event, organized by the Blue Fishing and Growth District, offer workshops, conferences and events that will make use of the contribution of illustrious academics, economists and diplomats. Projects, ideas and synergies among actors of Mediterranean culture and sustainable blue economy will be promoted. Furthermore, operators in the sector will be able to participate in economic and commercial cooperation meetings and consolidate or address new (blue) markets, with a view to the culture of meeting and exchange that has always been the flagship of the event. In 2023 edition will be again organized by Distretto della Pesca in collaboration with: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty of the Italian Republic; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic; Ministry of Culture of the Italian Republic; Development Cooperation Agency of the Italian Republic; Ministry of Environment and Energy Security of the Italian Republic; National Agency for Research and Promotion for Standardization; Administration of the Sicilian Region; and others Private and Public bodies of scientific R&D, cooperation, administration.

Distretto della Pesca of Mazara del Vallo has been engaged for years in solving the problems of the fisheries sector and in supporting companies in the supply chain, through the Co.S.Va.P. (Sicilian consortium for the enhancement of fish products). The mission of the District guides the structuring of a supply chain and the concretization of a cluster model that is projected towards the themes of sustainability and quality of seafood products, just in line with the objectives of the =mission “Restore our Ocean and waters”;. Through its bodies, the District allows its member companies to benefit directly from the results of the most innovative research in the fisheries sector through a very close collaboration with the main research bodies working in the areas of fisheries biology, energy saving technologies, waste recovery and valorization and, above all, the study of the sea economy and supply chain models in an innovative circular economy perspective.