Christian Molinari

Chinese corporations now control 63.1 percent of Argentina’s squid fleet, while actual Argentine capital accounts for just 17.9 percent of ownership, according to Milko Schvartzman, the ocean policy coordinator at Argentina-based environmental NGO Circulo de Politicas Ambientales. Schvartzman’s recently released report, titled “China and the Control of Fishing Within Argentina’s EEZ,” investigates the transfer of power within… Read More

Bills currently under review in Chile and Peru may put the world’s largest cephalopod fishery, the jumbo flying squid (Dosidicus gigas) fishery, at risk, according to companies participating in a recent sustainability roundtable event. Companies participating in the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership’s (SFP) Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (SR) emphasized in a release that a proposed Chilean bill being considered would permit the… Read More

The Legal Ocean Watch (LOW) initiative, led by Chilean environmental NGO ONG Fima, is gaining momentum in the battle against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Latin America. LOW is a regional project that holds international seminars and publishes reports focused on combating IUU fishing in Latin America. The initiative has partners such as Global Fishing Watch to empower civil society to use satellite technology, including… Read More

A scuba diver identified as Víctor Guerrero died recently in an accident while working at the Serrano farming center in the Aysén region of Southern Chile, which belongs to salmon-farming firm AquaChile. After the incident, Chile’s Public Prosecutor's Office instructed the national police force, Carabineros, to perform preliminary investigative proceedings. At the same time, the nation’s maritime authority requisitioned the diving… Read More

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