Christian Molinari

A Chilean court has authorized a subpoena request seeking access to emails related to the sale of Chilean salmon-farming firm Australis to Chinese foodservice group Joyvio.

Chilean businessman Isidoro Quiroga sold Australis to Joyvio in 2018 for USD 921 million (EUR 873 million). Following the sale, Joyvio alleged Quiroga engaged in such actions as hiding, falsifying, and adulterating critical information during the sales process, including what

New Brunswick, Canada-based aquaculture firm Cooke Inc. has announced it will purchase Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil producer Corporación Pesquera Inca (Copeinca).

Under a binding share purchase agreement, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cooke will indirectly acquire all the outstanding shares of Copeinca, Peru’s largest fishing company and one of the world’s largest fishmeal and fish oil producers. 

The Peruvian firm

Keeton Industries, a manufacturer of targeted probiotics and aquaculture systems for shrimp farming, freshwater and saltwater fish farming, has begun a long-term study of the microbiomes within shrimp pond water infected with White Feces Syndrome (WFS).

The goal is to collect microbiome data from WFS-infected ponds in order to determine the triggers for microbial changes in a shrimp grow-out pond.

“This knowledge would allow the

Chile’s Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) is preparing a new aquaculture law to regulate the nation's multi-billion-dollar salmon-farming sector and other fish-farming operations in the country.

“There is a commitment from this government to work on a General Aquaculture Law that is the result of an open and transparent debate, that addresses and responds to sector challenges for the coming decades, and that

Retailing giant Walmart has announced a new North Star Program in conjunction with Ecuadorean shrimp farmer Omarsa, aquafeed firm Skretting, and NGO The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to help develop and sell more sustainable shrimp products. The company unveiled its plans in a case study presented 22 October at the AquaExpo conference taking place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, showcasing how retailers, shrimp producers, aquaculture feed suppliers, and NGOs

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.

OAT

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

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

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