Christian Molinari

Puerto Montt, Chile-based salmon-farming firm Invermar has launched full operations at its new recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility, which it has dubbed Aucha and which the firm defines as the country's first RAS facility custom-built for raising coho salmon. Invermar – which rebranded last year to better reflect its focus on sustainability and innovation – said that in designing the RAS unit specifically for coho salmon, it will… Read More

An environmental court in Chile has accepted claims filed by the Chilean arm of salmon-farming firm Cooke Aquaculture against disciplinary measures issued by the country’s Superintendence of the Environment (SMA). According to the ruling, which concerns Cooke’s Huillines 2 and Huillines 3 farming centers in southern Chile’s Aysén region, the centers’ operations do not represent an imminent danger to the environment, and as such, SMA’s… Read More

Peruvian fishing firm Pesquera Hayduk recently bought an anchovy-processing plant in the coastal city of Tambo de Mora from business conglomerate Grupo Romero. The acquisition was made for an undisclosed amount and forms part of the company’s growth plan to strengthen processing capacity and ensure a more vertically integrated operation. Hayduk added that the move resulted from three years of analysis, considering environmental variations and… Read More

Chilean industrial fishing and salmon-farming firm Blumar has developed a new product for human consumption from material previously destined for fishmeal production. Blumar’s latest innovation transforms premium salmon pulp byproducts into tempura-style strips, which the company said combines flavor, practicality, and environmental responsibility into a high-quality response to new consumer trends. The product recently won third place at the… Read More

Peruvian industrial fishing company and fish oil and fishmeal producer TASA has converted its fishmeal plant located in Chimbote on the coast of Northern Peru to run on natural gas instead of heavy fuels. TASA said the project will reduce emissions by 18 percent at the plant – equivalent to 6,500 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) output per year – and the conversion of the facility, which TASA claims is the largest-capacity fishmeal… Read More

The Chilean Navy has apprehended 12 people who boarded an industrial fishing vessel to rob the ship of its catch of horse mackerel, the military branch announced on its X account earlier this month. The nation’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said those involved in the incident – which took place off the coast of Concepción in Central Chile – were very likely part of an organized criminal syndicate. Of the 12 apprehended individuals, four… Read More

Chilean Lower House Representative Marisela Santibáñez has introduced a new bill that aims to ban the practice of octopus farming in the country. The bill, penned by Santibáñez and seven other parliamentarians with support from local NGO Fundación Veg and international nonprofit Aquatic Life Institute, focuses on driving aquatic animal welfare in both aquaculture and wild-capture fisheries. Both organizations that supported the bill’s… Read More

Chilean salmon-farming firm Australis Seafoods, which is owned by Chinese seafood firm Joyvio, has filed an extension of its lawsuit against former company executives accusing them of unfair administration.

Joyvio purchased Australis from Chilean businessman Isidoro Quiroga in 2018 for USD 921 million (EUR 796 million), after which it accused the selling party of hiding, falsifying, and adulterating critical information during the sale’s

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The Chilean branch of Oslo, Norway-based salmon-farming firm Cermaq will incorporate the use of bio-liquified natural gas (LNG) into its land transport network beginning in November. The project, dubbed “Building the Road,” has been developed over the last three years in conjunction… Read More

The Chilean Regional Commission for the Use of Coastal Areas (CRUBC) overwhelmingly rejected a request from Indigenous communities seeking to take control of an area that contains several aquaculture operations.

The area requested comprises 56,000 hectares of land that hosts 221 aquaculture concessions, as well as coastal houses, artisanal fishing areas, and related infrastructure in southern Chile’s Los Lagos region.

The petitioners

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