Fishing firm Landes takes legal action against Chilean government over upcoming fishing law

Chilean fishing company Landes, one of the six largest fishing firms in the country, has filed a legal action with the 26th Civil Court of Santiago against the state for what it claimed is “covert expropriation” in the new fishing bill making its way through the country’s congress. The Talcahuano, Chile-based firm has requested key documents relevant to the processing of the current bill be made public. The so-called “ley de fraccionamiento” seeks to decrease quotas for industrial fishing firms…