SANTIAGO – Last week, Chile’s environmental protection service said it had slapped a record US$ 6.6 million fine on a Norwegian salmon producer for the 2018 escape of 690,000 antibiotic-fed fish. The fine, handed to […]
SANTIAGO/OSLO – Chile has become the first Latin American nation to sign Norway’s declaration against illegal fishing, the Norwegian government has announced. “Norway has initiated an international declaration against fishing crime and I am pleased […]
SANTIAGO – Mitsubishi-owned salmon farmer Cermaq reduced its use of antibiotics in Chile by 70 percent in the first quarter of the year. The Oslo, Norway-headquartered, fully-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation publishes quarterly sustainability results […]
MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday informed heads of diplomatic missions from 23 countries of its decision to expel employees of their diplomatic missions in Russia in a tit-for-tat response to the recent […]
BRASILIA – Norwegian energy group Norsk Hydro, accused of causing environmental damage in northern Brazil, has apologized for the unauthorized discharge of untreated water into a local river from its aluminum factory Alunorte, the largest […]
TOKYO – Japan has killed 177 whales in Pacific Ocean “for scientific research” in a move which allows it to circumnavigate a moratorium on hunting the mammals. Three ships, which left port in June, returned […]
HAVANA – Some 1,000 specialists from 23 countries will attend the 11th International Convention on Environment and Development, which will run from July 1st to 7th, said organizers on Wednesday. With the motto ‘United and […]
SANTIAGO – Due to the “2016 Report on Antimicrobial use in National Salmon Farming” published by Sernapesca, marine conservation organization Oceana recognized that the industry did diminish the use of antibiotics, however, this figure is […]
By Kendall Thiele SANTIAGO — Chile President Michelle Bachelet has appointed two new ambassadors in Haiti and Norway, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Muñoz. Patricio Utreras has been appointed to Haiti; and Waldemar […]
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