Posts Tagged ‘South and central America’
Chile’s salmon industry vows to double output by 2050
A strong defence of the Chilean salmon industry has been mounted at a major trade summit in the country.
Read MoreMowi announces Q2 profit of £195m
Mowi today reported a second quarter trading EBIT or operational profit of €230m (£195m) with Scotland continuing to improve. This is slightly lower than what some analysts had been forecasting, however.
Read MoreRamírez to head Benchmark Genetics Chile
Benchmark Genetics Chile has appointed Juan Pablo Ramírez Torrealba as General Manager, succeeding Berta Contreras Mutis. Mutis will be pursuing new professional opportunities, the company said.
Read MorePlenary speakers confirmed for Latin American Aquaculture Congress
Plenary speakers have been confirmed for the Latin American Aquaculture Congress, taking place in Medellin, Colombia on September 24-27, 2024.
Read MoreChile’s salmon farmers win in Los Lagos dispute
Producers in Chile’s salmon industry are breathing a sigh of relief after being told they do not have to hand over land and water areas to indigenous groups.
Read MoreNova Austral bankruptcy order lifted
The Chilean salmon breeder Nova Austral has succeeded in getting its bankruptcy order temporarily suspended.
Read MoreChilean judge declares Nova Austral bankrupt
A judge in Chile has declared the struggling salmon company Nova Austral to be bankrupt.
Read MoreBig rise in losses for troubled Chilean salmon company
The struggling Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral saw its losses almost treble last year despite an increase in revenues.
Read MoreCermaq announces big investment in Chile
Cermaq has announced that it is planning to invest around £80m in a new RAS fish farm in southern Chile. Called Nueva PCC, Mitsubishi-owned Cermaq said it will be one of its most important projects in the region. It will have a production capacity of 14 million smolts per year. Cermaq Chile said the second stage of…
Read MoreSalmon farmers and government join forces to combat fish disease
In an initiative inspired by the fight against Covid-19, salmon producers and the Chilean government have joined forces to tackle the problem of bacterial infection in farmed fish. The project, which has been named “Yelcho”, involves eleven leading Chilean salmon farming companies, the Salmon Council, SalmonChile’s Salmon Technological Institute (Intesal) and is supported by Aquabench,…
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