Salmon harvest down 4%

Kate Casey

The latest cumulative harvested tons as of August 2008 compared to the same period in 2007:

Species                          Tons 2007     Tons 2008                 % Variation Atlantic salmon                 223,300         224,525                         0.5    Rainbow trout                   127,227         101,494                      - 20.2          Coho salmon                      37,479           44,645                        19.1      Chilean mussel                 185,766         171,525                        - 7.7 Seaweed                           15,835           10,959                       - 30.8     Northern scallop                 11,273            7,542                        - 33.1     Chileanoyster                         557            1,132                        103.2 Spirulina                                 81            5,100                       6204.1 Others                               3,479            6,549                           88.2     TOTAL HARVEST              604,997         573,471                           - 5.2