Christian Molinari

Traditional aquaculture methods have drawn criticism from environmentalists and animal rights activists who claim waste from these operations harm seabeds, fish are kept under poor conditions, operations' usage of medication and antibiotics can harm wild marine animal populations, and the operations encroach on protected lands.

The solution, according to Chile-based Ocean Arks Tech (OAT), is to move fish-farming operations to the deep sea.

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Peru's Congress overwhelmingly agreed on 17 October to allow the “legitimate use of force” by its armed forces to combat illicit maritime activities.

The legislative initiative, proposed by conservative legislator José Cueto, a retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy, received 100 votes in favor and two abstentions in the plenary of Congress.

According to Peruvian Head of the Congressional Committee for National Defense, Internal

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Anchovy biomass off the coast of Peru is healthy, and prospects for a successful second anchovy-fishing season in 2024 in the nation’s North-Central zone are looking positive, according to the Peruvian Sea Institute (Imarpe) – a technical branch of the Peruvian Production Ministry (PRODUCE).

Imarpe recently highlighted that anchovy landings in the North-Central zone’s first season, which wrapped up over the summer, reached 98

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The Chilean branch of multinational mining firm Anglo American is sponsoring a project seeking marine solutions to offset carbon dioxide emissions from its land-based mining operations.

The initiative is a component of the company’s larger strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2040, Anglo American Climate Change and Sustainability Department Biodiversity Advisor Rafael Ascanio said during a presentation showcasing the project at the Chile

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Some salmon farmers in Chile have produced beyond the limits established in their environmental licenses, but overproduction comprises a very small percentage of the total amount of salmon harvested in the country and must be put into perspective, according to Chile Salmon Council Executive Director Loreto Seguel.

While presenting the council’s fourth annual sustainable impact report, Seguel called for the salmon-farming industry’s

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Cumulative global fishmeal and fish oil production was up year over year during the first seven months of 2024, thanks in large part to a strong first anchovy season in Peru.

Fishmeal production increased nearly 36 percent in January through July compared to the same period in 2023, while fish oil production was up 10 percent over the same time frame, according to IFFO - The Marine Ingredients Organization, a trade group representing several

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The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department (FIFD) recently canceled fishing activities in the territory’s Patagonian squid (Doryteuthis gahi) fishery for the rest of 2024.

FIFD worked in conjunction with local fishing companies in July 2024 to conduct a preseason survey before deciding whether to launch fishery activities for the second season of the year.

The results of that survey came as a surprise: The lower end of the biomass estimate

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Unexpected power outages battered Ecuador at the end of September, with blackouts lasting up to 12 hours a day.

Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA) estimates that if the outages continue, economic losses to the nation’s shrimp sector could exceed USD 5 million (EUR 4.5 million) per day.

In mid-September, government authorities in the country warned that due to grid shortages, power would be cut throughout the country for

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Brazil has agreed on conditions with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) for the European nation to export its aquaculture products, including salmon, to the South American country of over 200 million people.

Negotiations with Brazil have been ongoing since 2021, according to Mattilsynet Managing Director Ingunn Midttun Godal, and the agreement now allows Mattilsynet to begin issuing health certificates for aquaculture exports to

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Farmed shrimp exports from Ecuador continued to fall in July 2024, dropping to 214.7 million pounds shipped – down 2.78 percent from the same month in 2023 and continuing the decline seen begun earlier this year.  In June 2024, Ecuador's exports slipped nearly 2 percent year over year,… Read More