Complaint filed over escape of up to 387,000 fish in Chile Chilean state aquaculture agency Sernapesca has filed a complaint against salmon farmer Nova Austral following the loss of up to 387,000 fish from a site in the Magallanes region during a storm in November last year.
Escaped salmon are being recaptured, says coho farmer Efforts to recapture some of 12,500 coho salmon that escaped from a Chilean fish farm after a cage net was allegedly sabotaged are being carried out successfully together with the community and artisanal fishermen, fish farmer Caleta Bay has said.
Chile’s new president plans salmon farming shake-up Left-wing politician Gabriel Boric has been elected as the new president of Chile, the world’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon, and his appointment heralds a significant shake-up for fish farming.
AquaChile appeals £309,000 fine for farm rules breaches The world’s second-largest salmonid farmer, AquaChile, is appealing against a fine of 344 million pesos (£309,000) imposed by a court for rules breaches at a salmon farm run by AquaChile group company Los Fiordos in 2019.
Chile’s new aquaculture chief highlights controls, compliance and closeness The incoming director of Chile’s state aquaculture agency, Sernapesca, has prioritised risk controls, promoting regulatory compliance and closeness with users.
Algal blooms have now killed almost 6,000t of fish in Chile Almost 6,000 tonnes of farmed salmon have now died in Chile because of algal blooms, figures from state aquaculture agency Sernapesca show.
More than 400,000 salmonids escaped in Chile last year More than 410,150 fish escaped from Chilean salmon farms last year, almost five times as many as in 2019, when 85,697 salmon escaped, government aquaculture agency Sernapesca has revealed.
Lawyer takes the helm at Chilean aquaculture service Chile’s state fisheries and aquaculture service, Sernapesca, has a new boss. Jessica Fuentes is the temporary replacement for national director Alicia Gallardo, who has been appointed the country’s undersecretary of fisheries and aquaculture.
Chile budgets for enhanced salmon inspection regime Chile’s government aquaculture agency, Sernapesca, has been given an increased budget of almost 33.2 billion pesos (£32.8 million) for 2021, enabling it to enhance salmon farm inspections.
Multiexport Foods is first to win ‘antibiotic-free’ approval A salmon farm run by Multiexport Foods has become the first in Chile to be certified free of antibiotic (also known as antimicrobials) by state aquaculture agency Sernapesca.
Chile harvested nearly 1m tonnes of salmonids in 2019 Chilean salmon and trout production reached a record high of almost 1 million tonnes during 2019, according to state aquaculture agency Sernapesca.
Chile: 4.7 million salmon escaped in last 10 years Around 4.7 million fish have escaped from Chilean salmon farms in 73 incidents between 2010 and 2020, according to a report from state aquaculture agency, Sernapesca.
The risks of re-floating sunken Blumar farm Plans to re-float a sunken salmon farm lying nearly 1,000 feet below the surface of the sea are being considered by Chilean authorities, which have warned of potential risks in such an operation.
Blumar fish escape total topped 100,000, says Sernapesca Almost 104,000 Atlantic salmon escaped from two cages at a Chilean farm that was wrecked in stormy weather, government aquaculture agency Sernapesca has estimated.
