This newsletter is updated every two weeks. National Maritime Quiz to be held on April 7 in Galway Ireland, its coastline and inland waterways are rich in maritime tradition and history. As an island nation it's people over generations have built up a wealth of knowledge of all aspects maritime. The quiz will attract different sections of the maritime industry such as the Marine Institute, Garda Sub-Aqua Club, the Naval Service, the Nautical College Cork and the Irish Coast Guard to mention a few. The questions will all be 'water based' in shipping, meteorology, aquaculture, angling, sailing, swimming etc. to draw a broad band of contestants.
Live entertainment is scheduled to continue well into the night after the quiz.
The companies will take part in the Boston Seafood Show - North America's premier seafood exhibition, from the 27th to the 29th of March. International buyers from 30 countries with a total spending power of an estimated 30.6 billion will attend. Irish Seaspray Ltd. The companies are targeting the chilled and frozen fish product market, as well as the smoked salmon and shellfish market. Helen Brophy, Marketing Manager of Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the national fisheries development agency commented, 'The US market has remained largely untapped by Irish seafood companies to date. Irish Seafood exports to the US amounted to over 1 million in the first eleven months of 2000.