Puerto Montt, Chile-based salmon-farming firm Ventisqueros plans to increase efforts to decarbonize its operations, Ventisqueros Chief Commercial Officer Javier Calvo told SeafoodSource.
Calvo called 2024 “an especially significant year for Ventisqueros” in that it developed a fish-farming center that operates 100 percent on certified renewable energy. Ventisqueros’s E-Site, located in Tubildad on the island of Chiloé in Southern Chile, is the first such center in the Southern Hemisphere, according to the company.
The firm’s focus will now shift toward reinforcing its sustainability model, expanding the use of clean energy in more centers, and further reducing its carbon footprint.
“We are [already] one of the companies in the sector with the smallest [carbon] footprint in the world – of those that report publicly,” he said. “We are evaluating the conditions to implement this technology in at least two more centers in the coming years. The underlying goal is clear: to decarbonize our operations by 2045,” Calvo said. “These types of projects not only reduce the carbon footprint but also strengthen the bond with communities and show that it is possible to produce world-class protein without compromising the planet.”
Besides a small carbon footprint, Ventisqueros said there are a number of other aspects that make it a leader in the sustainability space, such as having been recognized by feed manufacturing firm SalmoFood for its antibiotic-free centers, with outstanding results in production efficiency and becoming the first Chilean company to certify 100 percent of its harvest under the Aquaculture Stewardship Council standard.
While its work progresses on sustainability, the firm is also trying to navigate global trade disruptions and is aiming to diversify its export markets as a result...
