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 – Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) has established zoning areas following the detection and outbreak of the ISA virus, Infectious Salmon Anemia at Rowlett 749 center in the Patagonia Aysén Region. Officials […]
SANTIAGO – The Chilean Superintendency of the Environment (SMA) has filed charges against the company Marine Harvest Chile, owner of the Salmon Feed Center (CES) Punta Redonda on Guar Island, for non-compliance with the conditions, […]
SANTIAGO – Agrosuper, one of Chile’s top food producers, has reported the purchase of 67% of the salmon company Empresas AquaChile SA to its majority shareholders, in addition to the launch of a Public Offer […]
SANTIAGO – This week, Chile’s top salmon company Empresas AquaChile inked a $255 million deal to acquire 100% of Salmones Magallanes and Pesquera Eden. The acquisition, which requires regulatory approvals, would give AquaChile a salmon […]
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 […]
SANTIAGO – The algal bloom that is occurring in southern Chile has left around 2,450 tons of dead salmon, according to the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca). The phenomenon that produces blooms of harmful […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean salmon and tilapia producer Empresas AquaChile has replaced industrial catcher Corpesca as the largest seafood company in Latin America in terms of turnover, according to Undercurrent News exclusive ranking. According to the […]
SANTIAGO – Greenpeace is backing a dolphin in Chile’s upcoming presidential election to call attention to the need for strong climate leadership in the Latin American country. Delfin Chileno “announced” its candidacy earlier this month […]
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 […]
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