Is There Anarchy at Root of SalmonChile Fire?
CHILE - An anarchist group calling itself “Comando Autónomo Tres de Mayo” (May Third Independent Command) has reportedly claimed responsibility for Monday’s arson...

Chile Considers Algae and Bivalves as Alternative
CHILE - Senator Antonio Horvath, president of the Senate's Fisheries Commission, has proposed an alternative outlook on tackling the Chilean salmon farming industry...

Chile Approves ISA Vaccine
CHILE - The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG), last week approved an infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) vaccine...

Stakeholders and Salmon Workers Meet in Chiloe
CHILOE, CHILE - Salmon Table Executive Secretary Felipe Sandoval met with farmed salmon sector workers and union leaders on Saturday in Chiloe to analyse production...

Chilean Salmon Undergo Another FDA Inspection
CHILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is carrying out inspections this of Chilean farmed salmon facilities.

Marine Harvest Forecast Five Year ISA Storm
CHILE - It may take the salmon industry four to five years to recover its pre-viral infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) production levels, Marine Harvest Chile General...

Union Looks to Govt Over Chilean Salmon Crisis
CHILE - Labor leaders met Tuesday with President Michelle Bachelet to express their growing concerns over the wave of layoffs that continues to affect Chile’s...

High Prices for Chilean Salmon, but Production Drops
CHILE - With Chile’s farmed salmon production expected to drop between 40 and 50 percent this year, producers here can only hope that the price of the fish – as...

Chile Salmon Industry Thrives Against Odds
CHILE - By all accounts 2008 was a very difficult year for Chile’s farmed salmon industry. Plagued by disease and pummeled by the press, the industry entered a “crisis”...

Chile Fights Back for Lucrative Salmon Industry
CHILE - When a devastating virus swept through Chile’s farmed salmon stocks last year, some of the industry’s biggest players laid off thousands of workers, packed...

Chile Investigates Mass Escape of Diseased Salmon
CHILE - Chile’s State Defense Council (CDE) is launching an investigation into last month’s large-scale salmon and trout escape in Region X, the daily La Tercera...

Salmon Neighbourhoods Battle ISA in Chile
CHILE - In a joint effort, SalmonChile and the national fisheries service Sernapesca recently defined the organizational structure of 58 "salmon neighbourhoods",...

Chile: a Year of Aquaculture in Numbers
CHILE - An aquaculture census carried out last year revealed that the factor income of the aquaculture industry declined marginally by 0.5 per cent, to €27.1 million...

Salmon Virus to Haunt Chile in Year Ahead
CHILE - Chilean salmon farms face a daunting year ahead as a devastating disease spreads out of control and government funding is cut.

Chilean Salmon Escapes: Oceana Size Up the Problem
CHILE - Expressing its concern, Oceana recently requested information from the Chilean Government regarding the size and health implications of salmon escapes...