Christian Molinari

Peru’s Production Ministry (PRODUCE) has once again suspended the fishing season for Peruvian anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) in the nation’s main fishing area. Officials first announced a ban on anchovy fishing in Peru’s North-Central zone in May and then extended it until 10 June before recently announcing yet another extension. While PRODUCE did not announce a definitive date as to when the latest suspension… Read More

The Chilean branch of aquaculture technology company AKVA group has continued rolling out low-emission farming projects in the South American nation, including solar-paneled cages and vessels that the firm said have significant business potential. AKVA is working in conjunction with Norwegian energy firm Alotta and fellow aquaculture technology company Fjord Maritime to implement solar-powered salmon cages and pontoons. The team has already… Read More

Following a two-year investigation, Chile’s investigative police and the nation’s Public Prosecutor's Office have carried out a sting operation across the regions of Los Lagos and Los Ríos to dismantle a crime network engaged in the theft of both wild-caught and farmed salmon. The operation included raids on 58 houses, the arrests of 54 people, more than CLP 100 million (USD 109,400, EUR 94,600) in confiscated cash, and the seizure of 12… Read More

Chilean salmon-farming and industrial fishing firm Blumar saw its profits for the first quarter of 2026 sink 44 percent as a solid fishing season could not offset weak performance in the company’s salmon-farming arm. Blumar’s net profits for the quarter came in at USD 15.6 million (EUR 13.5 million), compared to USD 28 million (EUR 24.3 million) posted in the first three months of 2025, the company reported in its recently released quarterly… Read More

Peru’s eel fishery has become the first in the country to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. The achievement comes after the fishery steadily made improvements starting in 2021, implementing enhanced monitoring systems and more effective management procedures that drove improved scientific understanding of eel stocks.  MSC particularly highlighted the fishery’s main developments, including the implementation of an… Read More

San Isidro, Peru-based fishing company Austral Group has become the first firm in the country to validate its fishmeal and fish oil products in the Global Feed Life Cycle Assessment Institute’s (GFLI) database. The GFLI database is an international platform that collects environmental information on inputs used in the production of animal feed. Registration in the database aims to provide accurate, verifiable, and globally comparable… Read More

Chilean salmon-farming company AquaChile has announced plans to expand its presence in Mexico and Southeast Asia, rolling out innovative products tailored to each market. AquaChile said Mexico, in which AquaChile has been active since 2023, offers attractive growth possibilities. With a population of close to 130 million and an estimated annual salmon consumption of just over 250 grams per person, the country is still in its early growth stages… Read More

Peru’s anchovy industry is once again navigating a period of uncertainty as authorities have extended a pause in fishing due to a high presence of juveniles while warming ocean conditions linked to a coastal El Niño weather event continue to threaten operations. Since February, Peru’s Multisectoral Commission in Charge of the National Study of the El Niño Phenomenon (ENFEN) has maintained a “Coastal El Niño Alert,” projecting that… Read More

Chilean salmon-farming firm Multi X fell into the red in the first quarter of 2026, posting a net loss of USD 5 million (EUR 4.3 million) compared to a net profit of USD 5.2 million (EUR 4.5 million) in Q1 2025, according to figures from the company’s latest financial results. The company’s top-line revenue totaled nearly USD 231 million (EUR 198 million) during the period, representing an increase of 4.5 percent compared to the USD 221… Read More

The coast of Argentina is home to a cemetery of sunk vessels that have participated in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, according to Milko Schvartzman, the ocean policy coordinator at Argentina-based environmental NGO Circulo de Politicas Ambientales. “There is a graveyard of ships on the seabed of Mile 201,” he said, referring to the area just outside Argentina’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and… Read More