Christian Molinari

Amid a strained atmosphere in Chile that has pitted environmentalists against salmon farmers, Chilean trade body SalmonChile recently released a sustainability report highlighting the economic boost its business has given the country, while also stressing its efforts at lightening its environmental footprint.

SalmonChile has published the sustainability report annually for eight years, which, according to SalmonChile President Arturo Clement, is

Creditors of the troubled salmon-farming firm Nova Austral have decided to push back a vote on a proposed restructuring until 9 November, after the beleaguered Punta Arenas, Chile-based company – reportedly USD 560 million (EUR 530 million) in debt – proposed three different reorganization options.

Nova Austral has been under intense public scrutiny from Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca), which

Peru’s Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) authorized a 26 October launch of the second anchovy fishery season in the country’s north-central zone, establishing a total allowable catch (TAC) of 1.68 million metric tons (MT) and giving hopes to Peruvian fishermen and the seafood industry as a whole that had to adjust to the first season’s cancelation earlier this year.

The newly established TAC aligns with recommendations from the

Chilean fish-farming company Smart Aquaculture SpA is continuing to gather both community support and the information it needs to pass the environmental approval process associated with building a USD 180 million (EUR 170 million) recirculating aquaculture system (RAS).

The company recently concluded another round in the citizens participation process – in which a firm meets with stakeholders to share information regarding the proposed

China’s imports of Argentine red shrimp surged 232 percent during the first eight months of 2023, pushing Argentina into the top three of shrimp-exporting nations to China, according to a report by the Foreign Trade Department of Ecuador’s National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA), based on official statistics from China’s Customs Department.

In metric tons, Ecuador continued its reign as the top shrimp supplier to China from

Chilean salmon-farming firm Australis Seafoods announced it will shutter its Torres del Paine processing plant, an action the company claims is directly due to the legal battle in which its owner – Chinese foodservice giant Joyvio – remains embroiled.

Joyvio accused the firm’s former owner Isidoro Quiroga and his inner circle of maliciously hiding information regarding salmon overproduction when the Chinese firm purchased

Amid an already strained atmosphere, Ariel Espinoza, Chile’s acting undersecretary of the environment, may have ratcheted up tension between salmon industry players and contrasting politicians after the latest official communication from Espinoza’s office at the Chilean Environment Ministry.

One of the main points in the official letter, signed by Espinoza, states that “concessions may not be granted when a protected area,

Argentinian Milko Schvartzman, a marine conservationist who has investigated foreign fishing fleets for more than 20 years, has been very vocal about his findings when it comes to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing on the high seas, specifically within Latin American countries’ exclusive economic zones. While researching human rights abuses aboard deepwater fishing fleets, he has found that many transgressing vessels turn

Argentinian Milko Schvartzman has studied foreign fishing fleets for more than 20 years. He defines himself as a marine conservationist, but through his research and investigation, he has uncovered instances of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing that officials have either willingly overlooked or simply missed.

According to Schvartzman, significant human rights abuses, such as slave-like wage withholding and imprisonment, physical