Salmonid harvests up 9%
Chile's salmonid harvests totalled 665,669 tonnes in the first ten months of the year, representing a 9.5 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2013 (608,001 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 24.1 per cent increase in Atlantic salmon harvests, from 398,762 tonnes to 494,923 tonnes; a 9.5 per cent decrease in rainbow trout harvests; and a 30.2 per cent decrease in Coho harvests.
Total aquaculture exports up to October
| Species | Tonnes 2013 | Tonnes 2014 | Variation (%) |
| Atlantic salmon | 398,762 | 494,923 | 24.1 |
| Chilean mussel | 233,440 | 213,457 | -8.6 |
| Rainbow trout | 122,333 | 110,754 | -9.5 |
| Coho salmon | 85,920 | 59,992 | -30.2 |
| Gracilaria | 7,831 | 7,222 | -7.8 |
| Northern scallop | 3,504 | 2,963 | -15.4 |
| Others | 2,678 | 2,811 | 5.0 |
| King salmon | 986 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Pacific oyster | 49 | 79 | 63.1 |
| Total | 855,503 | 892,201 | 4.3 |
Source: Chilean Fisheries Under-Secretariat (Subpesca), b ased upon figures from the National Customs Service and the Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP).
