Christian Molinari

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

Chilean salmon-farming company AquaChile reported drops in revenue and profits during the opening quarter of 2026. In Q1, the firm reported consolidated sales of USD 482 million (EUR 414 million), which was slightly lower than the USD 501 million (EUR 430 million) it reported in the first quarter of 2025. According to results posted by its parent company Empresas Agrosuper, the company attributed the drop to lower prices in international markets… Read More

Ecuador President Daniel Noboa has established a temporary mechanism of economic compensation for the nation’s industrial fishing sector, looking to mitigate the impact of surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war. The plan, which is especially geared toward tuna-fishing fleets, will have a limit of up to USD 10.5 million (EUR 9 million), and only properly registered vessels that meet legal and tax requirements are eligible for the… Read More

Chilean salmon companies have begun to request refunds for duties paid in the United States following a court ruling that struck down the tariffs on imports, including salmon shipments . The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) opened a voluntary refund process after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify his tariff program, which began affecting… Read More

The Chilean Salmon Council is working to expand its focus beyond aquaculture and take a broader role in the economic and environmental development of the country as it works to contribute to rulemaking in the country’s Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service law (SBAP).   Chilean Salmon Council Executive President Loreto Seguel said the organization has engaged in initiatives connecting salmon farming with agriculture, tourism, gastronomy,… Read More

Chilean salmon farmer Salmones Austral has launched direct operations in Asia with the inauguration of its new commercial office in Tokyo, under the name of “Japón Austral” which means Southern Japan in Spanish. “The creation of this office will allow us to be closer to our clients to achieve better communication, understanding, and collaboration,” Salmones Austral Commercial Manager Juan Francisco Zanolli said in a release. “Salmones… Read More

The Chilean arm of salmon-farming firm Cooke Aquaculture has submitted a proposal to the national Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) to relocate one of its grow-out centers in the south of the country. The proposed USD 6 million (EUR 5.1 million) project would move the original concession located in Punta Caldera in the municipality and region of Aysén, to a replacement concession in an area deemed appropriate for aquaculture activity in… Read More

Chile’s Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) is working to modify a resolution dating from 2021 to allow the alternating or joint cultivation of macroalgae as a complementary activity at the nation’s salmon farms. Multitrophic aquaculture is a farming practice that involves cultivating different aquatic species from different levels of the food chain in the same ecosystem by using byproducts and waste from one species as… Read More