Chile could expand production from new areas like the southernmost Magallanes region but only once health concerns dogging the industry are dealt with, says fishing secretary

The government of Michelle Bachelet is finalizing new salmon farming regulation that will limit any production increases from a given farm to three percent a year in a bid to stamp out viruses such as salmonid rickettsial syndrome (SRS) and infectious salmon anemia (ISA), according to fishing secretary Raul Sunico. Both SRS and ISA have blighted the industry in the past ten years [...]