Chile completes study of red tide, scientists to investigate origins of toxins
Chile completed a 500 nautical-mile voyage of the worst affected areas of its southern coast by red tide and will release the results after three months of work by scientists
Newspaper: Marine Harvest, SalmonChile take Chilean gov’t to court over new laws
Marine Harvest and Chilean industry association SalmonChile have filed legal proceedings against the government over new industry regulation, according to a newspaper report
AquaChile’s chief sales officer Dupre leaves in management shake-up
AquaChile confirmed Gaston Dupre, its top sales officer, has left the company, joining the recent departure of CEO Torben Petersen
Los Fiordos sees higher salmon prices, return to profitability
Los Fiordos, the salmon farming unit of Chilean agricultural giant Agrosuper, predicts a continuing price improvement scenario for the salmon market on limited supplies
Multiexport Foods earns four-star BAP certification for Chile hatcheries
Multiexport Foods earned the highest ranking Best Aquaculture Practices certification for its Chaparano and Molco hatcheries in southern Chile
AquaChile suffers $29.5m loss on Chilean algal bloom outbreak
Empresas AquaChile posted a $29.5 million loss as uninsured costs related to the algal bloom outbreak in Chile weighed on the company’s quarterly financial results
Australis outperforms Chilean salmon peers after surge in productivity
Australis Seafoods capped off a strong quarter by boosting sales 173%, recording a profit and opening a sales office in Miami
Multiexport Foods loss widens on algal bloom outbreak
Multiexport Foods said the algal bloom outbreak in Chile hurt its first quarter profits as sales fell 23.4% and losses widened to $9.4 million
Chile salmon shipments up as companies’ Q1 losses widen
Chile salmon farmers boosted shipments but continued to struggle with profitability, while AquaChile recorded a $43.5 million charge on the outbreak of algal bloom
Salmon crisis, red tide to double unemployment in southern Chilean region
Unemployment levels in Chile’s southern region of Los Lagos, the hub of the salmon industry, will double after red tide ravaged farms and the fishing industry at large