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Chilean salmon farmer fined £1.1m for 2019 breaches

Chilean salmon farmer fined £1.1m for 2019 breaches

Salmon farmer Nova Austral has been hit with fines totalling more than £1.1 million by Chile’s Superintendency of the Environment (SMA).

Future’s bright, say Chilean farmers after poor Q1

Future’s bright, say Chilean farmers after poor Q1

Chilean salmon producers are confident of a recovery in the sector in the second half of 2021 despite five of six prominent companies recorded losses in the first quarter of this year.

Nova Austral announces $7.8m loss for Q2

Nova Austral announces $7.8m loss for Q2

Southern Chile salmon farmer Nova Austral slightly increased its revenues in the second quarter of 2020 to US $35.2 million but went from profit to a loss of $7.8m.

BAP approval helps Nova Austral regain respectability

BAP approval helps Nova Austral regain respectability

Disgraced Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral has taken a significant step towards regaining credibility by earning Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) approval for one of its farms.

Chilean salmon farmer fined £150k for hiding fish deaths

Chilean salmon farmer fined £150k for hiding fish deaths

Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral has been fined 150 million pesos (£150,000) after concealing the extent of mortality among its fish.

Salmon farmers team up for southern Chile expansion

Salmon farmers team up for southern Chile expansion

Fish farmers Nova Austral and Trusal S.A. have formed a joint venture (JV) to grow 19,000 tonnes of salmon in each of two production cycles at three sites in the Magallanes region in southern Chile.

‘Transparent’ Nova Austral reveals 31% mortality

‘Transparent’ Nova Austral reveals 31% mortality

Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral has reported mortalities of 13% for the second quarter of 2019 – but if the 12 months to June 30 are considered, that figure grows to 31%.

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.

ASC bans logo use by Nova Austral as boss exits

Fish farm certification organisation the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has suspended permission for Chilean salmon farmer Nova Austral to use the ASC logo on its products.

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.

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.

Targeting 12 million smolts a year

Targeting 12 million smolts a year

Nova Austral has announced plans to build a US$32 million RAS hatchery in Tierra del Fuego, which would be capable of producing over 12 million smolt (in four batches) a year.