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TheFishSite Latest News
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
EWOS Buys Feed Plant in Chile CHILE - EWOS Chile Alimentos Ltda, a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian group Cermaq ASA, is to buy a feed plant from Cultivos Marinos Chiloé Ltda (CMC) for $13,75 million.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Aquaculture School Teaches Chilean Educators CHILE - With a coastline stretching 6,435 kilometers, it would seem Chilean educators could probably teach the staff at the Bridgeport Regional Vocational Aquaculture School a thing or two about the sea, according to the ConnPost.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Norwegian Aqua Giant acquires Chilean Feed Plant NORWAY - Norwegian aquaculture group Cermaq ASA, through its wholly-owned subsidiary EWOS Chile Alimentos Ltd, has agreed to acquire a fish feed plant in Ancud, Chile.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Video Surveillance Cuts Salmon Farm Losses CHILE - Trusal SA, a leading Chilean aquaculture industry, has installed Ioimage video analytics to protect its salmon pools in Puerto Montt.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Toothfish Farming Starts in Chile CHILE - La Araucana Education Corporation and four private Chilean companies have begun a Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) farming project.
Monday, April 21, 2008
FDA Team To Test Safety of Chilean Salmon Sites CHILE - Officials from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) arrived in Chile at the end of last week to conduct on-site inspections of the its salmon industry.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Boycotts and Bans Hit Chilean Salmon CHILE - An international boycott of Chilean-raised salmon has once more been threatened by the Aysén’s Association of Artisan Fishing Organizations. It says that unless the government fails to declare a “moratorium” on the country’s US$2.2 billion farmed...
Friday, April 04, 2008
Fish Farming Lessons from Chile CHILE - Later this year, federal regulators will vote on allowing commercial fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico. Before they decide, they should consider the cautionary tale of Chile's aquaculture industry.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Politicians Demand Immediate Crack Down on ISA SANTIAGO - Chilean authorities are being urged to take tougher measures toward preventing the continuing spread of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA). The highly contagious virus has caused major problems for Chile’s US$2.2 billion farmed salmon industry...
Sustained Genetic Progress Boosts Commercial Performance CHILE - Landcatch Chile has achieved significant improvements in the welfare and commercial performance of its Atlantic Salmon in the last two years says José Manuel Bernales, the company’s general manager.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
€2 Million Hatchery Recirculation Contract CHILE - The Chilean division of Equipment and technology the AKVA group, has signed a contract with Sealand Aquaculture to build a salmon recirculation hatchery in Chile’s Tenth (X) region.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Boycott Warning to Salmon Industry CHILE - A group of Chilean and Patagonian fishermen have warned of an international boycott against Chilean salmon if the expansion in country's fish farming industry is not halted.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
SERNAPESCA Axes Montalva Over Deepening Salmon Crisis CHILE - Chile's National Fishing Service (SERNAPESCA) has sacked director veterinarian Inés Montalva. She has been replaced by Felix Inostroza Cortés, an engineer with an MBA.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Survival Strategy Means Jobs Go and Plants Close CHILE - A quarter of Marine Harvest Chilean workforce will lose their jobs as of June when the company rationalises its production in the region.
Industrial Dispute Goes On CHILE - South American salmon farm, Aguas Claras is facing a tenth day of industrial action by employees.
