Sernapesca Increases Measures To Protect Salmon
CHILE - The Chilean fisheries body, Sernapesca has tightened up the rules for importing salmon eggs in measures to protect salmon.

Environmental Scandal in Chile
CHILE - Scientists claim to have discovered the unknown impacts of Chilean salmon farms on coastal ecosystem.

Increased Expected Sowings in Multiexport
CHILE - Following improved production indicators and lower mortality rates due to implementation of a new production model, Multiexport forecasts a strong rise in...

Sustainable Fisheries To Benefit Future Generations
CHILE - Sociedad Nacional de Pesca has entered its Chilean Hake (Merluccius gayi gayi) trawl fishery into the independent, third-party assessment under the Marine...

New Bacterium Identified In Atlantic Salmon
CHILE - Researchers have isolated a new bacterium – for which they propose the name, Chryseobacterium chaponense sp. nov. – from Atlantic salmon in Lake...

Encouraging Future For Salmon Firms
CHILE - The National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA) assures that the present productive state of salmon farming firms has improved with respect to previous years,...

Salmones Multiexport Turns a Corner
CHILE - Multiexport Foods’ subsidiary Salmones Multiexport achieved an EBIT of $1.9 million and EBITDA of $ 3.6 million, in the first quarter 2010 - the...

Almost Two Months Without ISA Outbreaks
CHILE - The National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) latest update on the ISA virus situation shows no outbreaks in the country for the seventh week in a row. Sernapesca’s...

Increasing Consumption Of Fish
CHILE - The Undersecretariat of Fisheries in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, is evaluating the possibility of starting a campaign to promote increased consumption...

Challenges Facing Aquaculture
CHILE - The cultivation of marine resource is an activity in Chile which has developped rapidly over the past 20 years.

Good First Quarter Results For Invertec
CHILE - Invertec has reported a profit of $2.3 million for the first quarter of 2010, compared to a loss of $13.3 million in the same period in 2009.

Salmon Making A Comeback
CHILE - Despite predictions that salmon production in 2010 would be half of that is was in 2008, prior to the ISA outbreak, the industry is hoping that 2010 will...

Salmon Dialogue To Meet In Chile
CHILE - The next Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue will be held on May 12-13 in Puerto Montt, Chile.

Humbolt Will Take Up Production Again
CHILE - The local producer company Salmones Humboldt -subsidiary of the major fishing player Pesquera Coloso- will take up their salmon production again after a...

Chile Reports No New ISA Cases
CHILE - Chile's National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) latest update on the ISA virus situation shows no outbreaks for third week in a row.

ISA Vaccine Approved In Chile
NORWAY/ CHILE - PHARMAQ’s vaccine ALPHA JECT® micro 1 ISA received a provisional marketing authorisation from the Chilean authorities Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero...

Challenges To Chile's New Fishing Law
CHILE - Salmon industry leaders last week expressed their disappointment with 34 legislators who are challenging the newly passed "Ley de Pesca" (Fishing Law) in...

Salmon Meeting Rescheduled For May
CHILE - After being postponed due to the earthquake and tsunami that recently affected the country, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced new dates for the...

New Regulations To Increase Costs
CHILE - According to the chairman of SalmonChile, César Barros, the recently approved General Law on Fisheries and Regulation (LGPA) implies modifications that require...

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 Diet With Diflubenzuron
CHILE - The Chilean fish feed producer Salmofood, member of the Invertec holding, announced that they have recently received a license for use of diflubenzuron in...

SalmonChile Donates $500 Million To Earthquake Campaign
CHILE - The Chilean Salmon Industry Association (SalmonChile) has donated a large sum of money the campaign ChileChile, which will help victims of the recent ea...

Looting Is A Major Problem For Chilean Businesses
CHILE - The National Fisheries Sector (SONAPESCA) met yesterday to hold a preliminary assessment of damage from the earthquake and tsunami.

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.