Salmon harvests decreased 1% up to September
A comparison of results itemized by specie shows a 51.7% increase in the Atlantic salmon harvests from 86,154 tonnes to 130,668 tonnes; a -39.1% decrease in the Rainbow trout harvests to 91,188 tonnes; and a 55.4% increase in the Coho salmon harvests to 33,673 tonnes.
Regarding local roe production, Chile has produced 207.3 million eggs up to September 2011: 70.8% of Atlantic salmon eggs, 27.1% of Rainbow trout eggs and 2.1% of Coho salmon eggs. Meanwhile, roe imports totalized 85.5 million up to September, separated in 54.6% of Rainbow trout eggs and 43.6 % of Atlantic salmon eggs.
Total aquaculture exports up to September
| Species | Tons 2010 | Tons 2011 | Variation (%) |
| Atlantic salmon | 86,154 | 130,668 | 51.7 |
| Chilean mussel | 189,713 | 251,768 | 32.7 |
| Rainbow trout | 149,788 | 91,188 | -39.1 |
| Coho salmon | 21,671 | 33,673 | 55.4 |
| Gracilaria | 7,023 | 8,418 | 19.9 |
| Northern scallop | 5,597 | 5,124 | -8.5 |
| Spirulina | 1 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Pacific oyster | 73 | 107 | 46.6 |
| Others | 2,615 | 4,507 | 72.4 |
| Total | 462,635 | 525,453 | 13.6 |
Source: Chilean Fisheries Under-Secretariat (Subpesca) upon figures from the National Customs Service and the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP).
