Chile fishing for 1st place in salmon production
CHILE - Chile's salmon industry is hoping to replace Norway as the world's No. 1 producer by 2010, but first it may have to deal with the same environmental challenges that plague the current market leader.

Chile: 13 salmon farms under fire for overproduction
CHILE - The Tenth Region’s environmental body (Corema) began a sanctionatory process against 13 salmon farms, the largest process ever undertaken since the new environmental protection law was passed. Corema’s acting director, Mario Sanhueza, reported...

Chile's mussel exhibition launched
CHILE - For the second year running, Chile’s international mussel exhibition, Expomytilus 2006, will take place in Castro, on Chiloé Island. This year's show will run between November 30 and December 2. The first show last year was a big success.Mónica...

Intervet At Aqua Sur 2006
CHILE - Intervet Veterinaria Chile Ltda. had a very attractive booth at the recent (March 22-25) Aqua Sur tradeshow in Puerto Montt. According to the organisers, the tradeshow was attended by over 13,000 visitors who came to see the 700 companies from...

Chile's Invermar raises $22 mln in share debut
CHILE - Chile's Invermar, a salmon farming company, raised $22 million when it sold a 23 percent stake at a price of 220 pesos per share on Thursday in its market debut on the Santiago Stock Exchange.

Pressure Group Push For Salmon Industry Moratorium In Chile
CHILE - A leading voice in Chile’s environmental community called for a moratorium Thursday on the explosive growth of Chile’s salmon industry, saying the industry’s environmental, social, and political costs may be too great to warrant further expansion. Economist...

Chile: An Innovative Incubator
CHILE - Salmon aren't native to Chile. So how did this shoestring of a country best known for its immense copper reserves become the world's second-largest producer of the rosy-fleshed fish? Much of the credit goes to a Santiago business...

Tompkins takes a stand against Salmon Industry in Chile
CHILE - U.S. businessman and ecologist Douglas Tompkins has launched a campaign to freeze further developments in Chilean salmon farming, resulting in ridicule from industry leaders and authorities. “[The salmon industry] is worse than the smog...

A new biotechnology company in Chile: PerOs Aquatic
CHILE - PerOs Systems Technologies is proud to announce the establishment of its worldwide aquaculture division, PerOs Aquatic Limitada. This new Chilean biotechnology company will be using PerOs' patented Oralject(TM) technology to address major...

Scientists object to salmon farms in Patagonian fiords
CHILE - A group of Chilean scientists from the Foundation Huinay, based in the town of Hualaihue, on continental Chiloé, oppose the thriving country’s salmon industry from expanding operations into the Patagonian fiords region claiming it would significantly...

The 'Sins' of the Salmon Industry
CHILE - Long criticised for its environmental impacts, Chile's lucrative salmon farming industry is now being accused of violating labour, gender and indigenous rights as well. The report ''Salmon Culture and Human Rights: Systematic...

Chile Calls EU to WTO Over Minimum Import Prices for Salmon
CHILE - Chile called on the European Union to defend a decision under global trade rules to impose minimum import prices on imports of farmed salmon, contesting protection for producers in the U.K. and Ireland. Norway may also protest. The restrictions...

Chile leads in farmed salmon production
CHILE - Chile expects to end 2004 as the world’s leading producer of farmed salmon with 36% of the global market according to Chilean government and private sources. “If production tendency remains stable, we should end 2004 just above Norway the leading...

Vaccine 'could save Chile's salmon industry millions
CHILE - A vaccine against bacteria that cause annual losses of US$150 million to Chile's farmed salmon industry will be commercially available for the first time next year. The announcement was made at the 12th International Biotechnology Symposium,...

Chile Hits Record Fisheries Exports
CHILE - Chilean fisheries exports reached USD 1,468 billion during the first seven months of 2004.