Greenpeace calls on Mitsubishi not to move salmon farms to Magallanes region in Chilean Patagonia

Friday, February 10th 2017 - 18:38 UTC

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Greenpeace has urged Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi to stop expanding its salmon farming operations in Magallanes, as part of its new global campaign focused on protecting the seas of Chilean Patagonia. The launch of the campaign, “Save the seas at the end of the world,” brought together people and activists who gathered in lighthouses along Chile's nearly 4,000 kilometres coastline to claim protection for ecosystems of the southern seas. Read full article

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Greenpeace calls on Mitsubishi not to move Alex salmon to the Magallanes region
in Chile,

as its rather cold lol
Feb 10th, 2017 - 08:25 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Marti Llazo
How very typical of Greenpiss, which produces nothing and evidently knows little.

”The Magallanes seas house fundamental ecosystems that also have a unique relationship with indigenous peoples, such as the Kawésqar and Selk'nam...

--Uh, Greenpiss, the Selknam have been extinct for a long, long time. Thanks in large part to the Argentines. And there are only about 12 surviving Kawaskar the last time I counted (several years ago I translated part of a book on one of the survivors).

Likely they, Greenpiss, are unaware also that there are already extensive salmon fisheries in the Magallanes region. And when in Punta Arenas I make a point of enjoying the locally produced and quite good salmon.
Feb 10th, 2017 - 10:58 pm - Link - Report abuse -3
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Think
TWIMC...

Quite dificult to be unaware about the extensive salmon farmin in the Magallanes region...
One can actually smell the antibiotics when approaching the Chilean fjords...
Norway ad Scotland have reduced the use of antibiotics to almost 0...
Q...: Why is Chile no doing the same...?
A...: Profit Maximization...
Feb 11th, 2017 - 01:01 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Marti Llazo
wrong again, tinkle. But you do have the chance to look into why the antibiotics are used.
Feb 11th, 2017 - 01:32 am - Link - Report abuse +2
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