Chilean salmon-farming association SalmonChile has defined three main areas of focus for the country’s salmon-farming sector to strategize around as the industry evolves.
The focus areas arose from “Dialogues for the Salmon Farming of the Future” events, which SalmonChile sponsored to collect the opinions of the general public in Chile’s south, where the majority of the country’s salmon farming takes place, on salmon farming in the nation.
“[We wanted to have] a frank and open conversation to jointly project the future of salmon farming and the southern regions of the country,” SalmonChile said in a release.
The process brought together more than 800 participants for eight meetings held between June and October. Participants included salmon-farming companies, industry employees, unions, civil society groups, industry associations, artisanal fishers, representatives of Indigenous peoples, local authorities, and representatives of academia, among others.
“Why sit down to talk? Because no one knows better than the inhabitants of the south, our neighbors, and in our settings what salmon farming has meant in these regions, with its successes, failures, and pending issues to improve,” SalmonChile President Arturo Clément said. “They challenge us to commit to being an [economic] activity that is proud, valued, and respected at the regional and national levels. We all understand that there is a tremendous opportunity in salmon farming for development of the south and of the country as a whole. Chile needs reactivation and growth.”
