Prevention And Punishment Of Salmon Escapes
Chile - The modification of the General Law of Fisheries and Aquaculture last week aims to prevent and sanction salmon escapes, one of the most serious problems...

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...

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...

Legislative Bill Approved
CHILE - After discussions yesterday (19 January), the General Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture (LGPA) was finally approved. It will now go to a third legislative...

Indefinite Concession Figure Eliminated
CHILE - Last night, the Chilean Senate Chamber approved, with 24 votes in favour and 3 abstentions, the article that derogates the current definition of indefinite...

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

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.

Government Sets Goal For Aquaculture
CHILE - During a recent seminar, the Chilean Ministry of Economy, Hugo Lavados, stated that the local aquaculture’s exports goal for 2015 is set on US$ 4 billion....

Talks Of Sea Privatisation Dismissed
CHILE - The head of Fisheries Subsecretariat (SUBPESCA), Jorge Chocair, fully denied that the new General Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (LGPA), which is being debated...

Voting Reactivated On Aquaculture Law
CHILE - The Treasury Commission of the Senate reactivated voting on the bill of the General Fisheries and Acuaculture Law (LGPA). The new legislation has been awaiting...

Chilean Government Unties the Fisheries Law
CHILE - After almost 10 months in the pipeline at Congress, the Chilean Government is trying to unleash the fisheries law by narrowing the labour requirements included...

Chile's Congress Postpones Aquaculture Law
CHILE - A new General Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (LGPA), originally foreseen for this year, has been postponed to 2010, after the presidential election.

Aysen Aquaculture Industry Observatory Launched
CHILE- The Patagonia Ecosystems Research Centre (CIEP) in conjunction with the Programme for Improving Competitiveness (PMC) of the Pure Salmon Cluster Aysen has...

Study to Clarify Presence of PD
CHILE - The Chilean National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) has launched a study at 14 Chilean lakes to investigate Pancreas Disease (PD) in the country.

Chile's Government Will Not Review Concessions
CHILE - The government has refused to review changes to concessions relating to fish farming.

New Measures Monitor Salmon Eggs in Chile
CHILE - Strict control measures monitoring imported salmon eggs to has been announced by the the Directorate of Fisheries (Sernapesca) of Chile.

'Salmon Plan' Falls Short for Chile's Workers
CHILE - Government efforts to help Chile’s growing list of unemployed salmon workers have done little to truly ease the worsening labour crisis, insist several of...

Chile Abuses Antibiotic Use on Salmon Farms
US - Chile used almost 350 times more antibiotics in its farmed salmon in 2008 than Norway, its chief competitor and the largest salmon producer in the world, according...

Chile Establishes Salmon Research Centres
CHILE - The Chilean government plans on establishing three Norwegian research institutes in the country, in an effort to boost the national salmon farming industry....

New Sanitary Rules for Chilean Fish Farms
CHILE - New regulations designed to improve the sanitary conditions for Chilean farmed salmon came into force last week.

Cooke Aquaculture Shows Confidence in Chile
CHILE - The executives at Cooke Aquaculture estimates Chile's salmon farming industry will recover from the impact caused by the outbreaks of infectious salmon...

Catch to Chile's Salmon Farm Law
CHILE - The Senate’s Fishing Commission is currently reviewing a bill designed to steer Chile’s sinking salmon industry back into clear waters. But while industry...

SalmonChile Warns of Further Woes to Come
CHILE - The new general manager of the Salmon Industry Association AG (SalmonChile), Carlos Odebret, warned that the Chilean salmon industry could find itself...

Scope of Aquaculture Laws Cause Concern Amongst Senators
CHILE - Three Chilean senators expressed their concerns regarding the scope of the new General Fisheries and Aquaculture Law (LGPA), which will be debated by...

New Network Helps Chilean Salmon Workers
CHILE - Today is the official beginning day of the new Salmon Network created by the Chilean Salmon Faming Producers Association (SalmonChile) to help unemployed...