A GROUP representing the departments of fisheries and several commercial companies in the Atlantic provinces of Canada were set to confirm their booking of a major booth at next year's Aquaculture International show in Glasgow, Scotland, as FFI went to press.

The booking is a major coup for the organiser, Heighway Events, and comes as sales manager Sue Hill reports a "very positive" response by the industry to the show this time round.

Heighway has worked hard to make the three-day event suit the industry better, and several improvements have been made after consulting with visitors and exhibitors immediately following the 2002 event.

First,