Over 18,000 tonnes of salmonids harvested in copper cages

Christian Pérez According to the information published in the Chilean financial journal Estrategia, Thomas Keller said that Codelco wants to help Chile in becoming a global aquaculture leader again. "We believe that this product will be the future in this field. It is one of the key technological changes needed to improve the competitiveness of the industry and to provide more sustainability," he said. One of its main characteristics are its biocide and, hence, anti-biofouling properties that subsequently lead to safer and less frequent diver operations. Avoid of escapes and less stressed fish are some other competitive advantages of this cages. Besides, this copper mesh nets inactivate viruses such as ISA and IPN and bacteria organisms like SRS, Vibrio anguillarum and Streptococcus focae.