Quake Affects Small Scale Fishermen And Transport
CHILE - An estimated 1,000 boats close to the shore were destroyed by the earthquake last weekend.

Salmon Farmers Assess Earthquake Damage
CHILE - Aquaculture companies with operations in Chile are reporting minimal or no damage after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake left more than 700 people dead.

Norway Threatens Chile Export Market
CHILE - As of November 2009 Norway filled in for 56.7 per cent of the Chilean salmon exports to US, the second largest market for the local producers after Japan....

Salmon Exports Fall
CHILE - Salmon exports reached US$ 2,029.5 million in 2009 representing a 12.59 per cent decrease compared to US$ 2,322 million exported in the previous year.

Chile Aim To Recapture US Market
CHILE - Although Norweigan salmon exports tripled last year, SalmonChile President Cesar Barros said that Chile will compete and will assert its position as the...

New Regulation to Increase Concessions’ Value
CHILE - The price of concessions are expected to rise when the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaclture becomes law, whether they are indefinite or limited to a 25...

Salmon Exports Exceeded US$ 2.2 Billion In 2009
CHILE - The Chilean salmon industry exported US$ 2,209 million in 2009 representing a 19.76 per cent decrease compared with the US$ 2,753 million exported in the...

Salmon Industry Will Face Hard Times
CHILE - After meeting with the Governor of Aysen, the President of Friosur, Jose Luis del Rio gave a pessimistic review of the salmon industry.

Industrial Production Down 6.7 Per Cent in 2009
CHILE - The Chilean salmon sector has marked a 6.7 per cent decline in production in 2009.

Copper Cages Could Reduce CO2 Emissions
CHILE - The use of copper mesh in salmon farms is not only a mechanism against bacteria and fish diseases, but also reduces the generation of carbon for every kilo...

Salmon Harvests Fall
CHILE - Chilean salmonids harvests totalised 354,200 tonnes as of November 2009 representing a downfall of 35.2 per cent compared with the same period of 2008 according...

Marine Harvest Will Double Its Smolts Seeding
CHILE - Chile’s salmon industry - devastated by the Infectious Salmon Anemia disease (ISA) -is finally starting to recover, says Norwegian-owned Marine Harvest Chile...

Deputies’ Chamber Partially Rejected Legislative Bill
CHILE - The Chilean House of Representatives or Deputies’ Chamber rejected three articles from the legislative bill that will modify the General Law on Fisheries...

Salmon Exports to US Drops
CHILE - Between January and November 2009, the Chilean salmon companies sent 39,228 tonnes of fresh farmed salmon fillets to the USA representing a 44.32% decrease...

One New ISA Outbreak
CHILE - After some weeks without any ISA virus outbreaks in the country, the National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) has declared a new infected site in the 11th...

Plans for Deep Sea Salmon Farms
CHILE - A new system for deep-water salmon farming is to be built off the coast of Chile.

New Salmon Recirculation Hatchery in Chile
CHILE - The Norwegian AKVA group has signed a contract with Sealand Aquaculture S.A. to build a complete new salmon recirculation hatchery in Chile's 10th region....

AquaChile Heads Chilean Salmon Exports
CHILE - Chilean aquaculture companies exported $1.2 billion worth of salmon up to October 2009.

End in Sight for Chilean Salmon Crisis
CHILE - The crisis that has hit the Chilean salmon farming industry over the last year is expected to bottom out during 2010.

Invertec Signs Restructuring Deal for USD 153M
CHILE - The Chilean salmon producer company Invertec Pesquera del Mar de Chiloé signed restructuring deal for USD 153 million with a group of 12 banks. This amount...

Salmon Production Could Fall
CHILE - The Chilean salmon industry has allegedly released less than 30 million Atlantic salmon smolts this year, representing an 82 per cent decrease compared to...

Average Price Of Salmon Increases
CHILE - The average price of salmon exports in October 2009 was US$ 5,421/tonne, representing an 8.9 per cent increase compared to the same period of the last y...

Strong Ties With Salmon
CHILE - The Chilean salmon industry exported nearly US$ 135.6 million in November this year maintaining its position as the main economical activity in the 10th...

No Further ISA Outbreaks In Chile
CHILE - The National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) latest update on the ISA virus situation shows no outbreaks in the country for the first time since this disease...

Companies Receive US$7 Million
CHILE - US$7 million funding has been approved by the the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) to one producer and two supplier companies: Novofish, Aquastar...