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Chile’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,…
Read MoreChilean police seize stolen salmon and make three arrests
Chilean police are reporting success against a gang of armed robbers who held up a large truck carrying frozen salmon fillets last month. The haul was worth at least half a million pounds sterling and is the latest in a series of “Jesse James style” armed attacks on high value salmon trucks over the past…
Read MoreChile seafood giant profits hit by salmon woes
The giant Chilean fishing and aquaculture group Camanchaca saw its profits fall last year, mainly due to a slump in its aquaculture business. The company has blamed higher costs and weak demand for salmon, particularly during the second quarter of 2023. The group earnings came out around 5% higher at almost US $762m (£607m) of…
Read MoreAKVA in solar deal to power up Chile salmon industry
AKVA group, the world’s largest supplier of services to the aquaculture industry, has entered into a partnership deal which could help transform the Chilean fish farming industry’s power setup. The deal is with Inseanergy which specialises in turnkey solutions for floating solar power systems. AKVA said it marks a significant step towards being able to electrify…
Read MoreFeed from Scotland helped Cooke produce Chile’s first organic farmed salmon
Cooke Aquaculture’s feed mill in Scotland is playing a key role in helping to produce the company’s first organic salmon in Chile. The organic salmon now being harvested by Cooke Chile is that country’s first organic farm-raised Atlantic salmon. Organic salmon will initially be equivalent to 25% of Cooke’s total salmon production in Chile. It…
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