Salmonid harvests up 13%
Chile's salmonid harvests totalled 603,913 tonnes in the first nine months of this year, representing a 13.8 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2013 (530,686 tonnes), according to preliminary figures submitted by the Chilean Under-Secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca).
A comparison of results itemized by species shows a 28.9 per cent increase in Atlantic salmon harvests from 352,060 tonnes to 453,667 tonnes; a 5.5 per cent decrease in rainbow trout harvests to 102,094 tonnes; and a 30.8 per cent decrease in Coho salmon harvests, to 48,152 tonnes.
Total aquaculture exports up to September
| Species | Tonnes 2013 | Tonnes 2014 | Variation (%) |
| Atlantic salmon | 352,060 | 453,667 | 28.9 |
| Chilean mussel | 228,538 | 209,854 | -8.2 |
| Rainbow trout | 108,039 | 102,094 | -5.5 |
| Coho salmon | 69,603 | 48,152 | -30.8 |
| Gracilaria | 6,545 | 6,696 | 2.3 |
| Northern scallop | 2,965 | 2,546 | -14.1 |
| Others | 2,182 | 2,639 | 21.0 |
| King salmon | 984 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Pacific oyster | 44 | 77 | 75.0 |
| Total | 770,959 | 825,724 | 7.1 |
Source: Chilean Fisheries Under-Secretariat (Subpesca) upon figures from the National Customs Service and the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP).
