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Chile's challenge: disposing 27.700 tons of algae/bloom dead salmon

Saturday, March 12th 2016 - 05:40 UTC
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More than 27,733 tons, equivalent to 72% of the total salmon mortality caused by algae bloom, have been removed from the farms affected by this contingency, Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) informed. In a new report on the emergency affecting the salmon farming industry in the Chilean southern region of Los Lagos, Sernapesca pointed out that 38 farms have been affected by microalgae bloom in the Concession Groups (ACS) 1, 2, 3A, 6, 7, and 10B, with a total mortality amounting to 23.8 million fish, equivalent to more than 38,500 tons. Read full article

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  • Lord Lucan

    Keep Chille tidy dump all rubbish in Argentina!

    Mar 12th, 2016 - 06:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Frank

    Or offshore in the Humbolt and send it up to Peru..

    Mar 13th, 2016 - 10:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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