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Chilean farmers stay on algae alert after losses

Chilean farmers stay on algae alert after losses

Salmon farmers in the Aysén region of Chile are remaining on the alert for a fresh occurrence of an algal bloom and low dissolved oxygen levels that killed 3,350 tonnes of fish at the beginning of this month.

Salmones Austral and Blumar report algal bloom losses

Salmones Austral and Blumar report algal bloom losses

Salmones Austral today became the second Chilean salmon farmer to report fish deaths caused by a bloom of Pseudochattonella microalgae in the Aysén region.

The Secret’s out for Salmones Austral in the US

The Secret’s out for Salmones Austral in the US

Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Austral has launched a new home delivery company and brand, Secret Island, in the United States.

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.

BioMar gains in Europe, loses in Chile

BioMar gains in Europe, loses in Chile

Increased sales of salmon feed in Norway, Scotland and Australia helped feed manufacturer BioMar largely offset shortfalls in Chile in the first quarter of 2021, it said today.

Mass Covid testing at Chilean salmon plants

Mass Covid testing at Chilean salmon plants

Salmon processing plants in Quellón in Chile are carrying out mass testing of all their workers following an upsurge in Covid-19 infections in the commune.

Chile: Covid shutdown 'could make things worse’

Chile: Covid shutdown 'could make things worse’

A shutdown of salmon processing plants because of increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases in the island province of Chiloé in Chile could actually make the situation worse, a salmon farmer has warned.

Chile: Unrest halts salmon processing in Quellón

Chile: Unrest halts salmon processing in Quellón

Non-violent evictions of workers by protesters and threats of damage to facilities yesterday brought Chilean salmon processing plants to a halt in Quellón, a port city and commune in southern Chiloé Island in the Los Lagos region.

Salmon staff strike as Chile rages against inequality

Salmon staff strike as Chile rages against inequality

Workers at Chilean salmon producers Yadran and Salmones Austral were today staging a 24-hour strike as part of widespread social unrest in the country, reports Fish Farming Expert’s Chilean sister site, Salmon Expert.