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Chile: salmon farmers may have to remove sediment

Chile: salmon farmers may have to remove sediment

Salmon farmers in Chile will have to remove sediment that has been deposited under fish farms under a new law being considered by politicians.

Nova Austral lied about smolt numbers to create mortalities ‘buffer’

Nova Austral lied about smolt numbers to create mortalities ‘buffer’

Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral lied about the number of smolts it put to sea in order to create a “buffer” in the mortality figures it was reporting to regulator Sernapesca, it has been revealed.

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Chile salmonid production up 8.5% in first third of year

Chile salmonid production up 8.5% in first third of year

Atlantic salmon production in Chile totalled 233,700 tonnes in the first third of 2019, a 5.1% increase on the same period last year, due largely to bigger harvests in the Aysén region.

Chilean farmer facing legal action over mortality figures

Chilean farmer facing legal action over mortality figures

Chilean aquaculture regulator Sernapesca is filing lawsuits against salmon farmer Nova Austral before a civil court, the Superintendency of the Environment and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for “serious irregularities” linked to mortality figures.

Chilean salmon farmer names ex-Stirling student as sustainability boss

Chilean salmon farmer names ex-Stirling student as sustainability boss

A former PhD student at Stirling University’s Institute of Aquaculture has been appointed as the technical and sustainability manager with Salmones Camanchaca in Chile.

Chile may face ASC review if Nova Austral is guilty

Chile may face ASC review if Nova Austral is guilty

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) may review certification of salmon farms throughout Chile if claims against Nova Austral are found to be true.

Nova Austral ‘antibiotic-free’ status suspended

Nova Austral ‘antibiotic-free’ status suspended

Chile’s fisheries and aquaculture service, Sernapesca, has suspended the “antibiotic-free” certification held by farms belonging to salmon farmer Nova Austral, which is under investigation by the service for allegedly manipulating mortality figures.

Chile: salmon farmer denies under-reporting fish deaths

Chile: salmon farmer denies under-reporting fish deaths

Chilean salmon producer Nova Austral has denied claims by online newspaper El Mostrador (The Counter) that it massaged its figures to conceal mortalities.

Chile: Electric shock tactics used in battle against lice

Chile: Electric shock tactics used in battle against lice

A Chilean technology company has created a delousing system that uses electric current to loosen lice off farmed salmon. It estimates a reduction of 30% in the costs associated with treatments.

Chile ‘moving towards salmon feeds without fish oil’

Chile ‘moving towards salmon feeds without fish oil’

Several feeds made without fish oil will be available to Chilean salmon farmers within the next two years, the president of salmon producers’ organisation SalmonChile has promised.

Benchmark completes split from AquaChile joint venture

Benchmark completes split from AquaChile joint venture

Aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics firm Benchmark has completed the dissolution of its Chilean salmon breeding joint venture with AquaChile, it said today.

BioMar wraps up acquisition of Chilean feed plant

BioMar wraps up acquisition of Chilean feed plant

Aquafeed manufacturer BioMar Group has acquired the 50% remaining shares in the Chilean factory Alitec Pargua. The transfer of shares took place this morning in Puerto Montt, leaving BioMar as the sole owner of the former joint venture.

AquaChile officially ends lake based salmon production

AquaChile officially ends lake based salmon production

AquaChile celebrated this week as the last company owned lake based salmon farm was closed and operations moved to land based farming.

In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

In-feed salmon probiotic to be trialled in Chile

A start-up company that has created a farmed salmon probiotic aimed at preventing diseases including salmon rickettsial syndrome (SRS) is planning trials across Chile.

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