Boston is the capital city of Massachusetts and the largest harbor city in the New England region in Northeast US . In American's eyes, Boston is a city both youthful and ancient. Historical architectures related to American Independence can often be seen among the skyscrapers in the downtown area, which integrate new fashion and old tradition in a subtle and harmonious way. The city is located at the mouth of the Charles River and Mystic River ; to the east lies Massachusetts Bay, while New York is 300 km to the southwest. Boston covers an area of 121.7 square meters with a population of 574,000.
The International Boston Seafood Show, which is held annually, brings tremendous business opportunities to the city. When the exhibition is opened, the hotels in Boston are full of visitors, with prices soaring by a large margin. Therefore many clients make reservations with the hotels a few months, even half a year in advance. Besides the seafood businessmen from all over the world, the producers, wholesalers and importers of the US come to Boston all together to join this fishery festival, hoping to make acquaintance with new clients and release new products through this exhibition.
In 2005 the southern states of the US were hit by hurricanes and the seafood industry suffered great losses. Therefore t he 26th annual International Boston Seafood Show feature "Hurricane Alley," which will unite vendors to discuss the impact, challenges, and recovery of the seafood industries from the Gulf Coast . "Hurricane Alley allows us the opportunity to highlight the devastation that our Gulf Coast fisheries have suffered, and provides a unique opportunity for networking and exchanging ideas with colleagues from across the United States ," said vice president of Seafood Expositions Mary Larkin.
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