Tag: salmon industry

• Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Chilean salmon industry shows how strong and influential it can be

  

  The request from indigenous peoples in the south of Chile and dozens of domestic and international NGO organizations banning salmon farming in nature-protected areas was again frozen in the Chilean congress and will have to wait for its consideration in the following legislature when the next government takes office.

• Wednesday, October 13th 2021 - 07:45 UTC

  Chilean town battles in court to prevent a salmon's industry effluent plant in the commune

  

  The Punta Arenas Appeals Court accepted a protective order presented by bio-engineer Elisa Giustinianovich Campos requesting measures in support of the residents of the San Gregorio commune, given the possible construction of two plants to process the effluents generated by the salmon industry in the region.

• Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 17:22 UTC

  Brazil protein giant JBS moves into the fish production industry

  

  Brazil's JBS, one of the world's largest protein processors with interests in three continents is moving into the fish industry following a deal for the purchase of Australia's salmon farming company Huon Aquaculture for the equivalent of US$ 315 million.

• Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:05 UTC

  Scotland salmon industry accused of overestimating its value and employment

  

  The Scottish Government is being urged to suspend its support for increased production in the salmon farming sector. It comes as a new report claims the impact the industry has on employment and the economy has been hugely overestimated.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2019 - 07:53 UTC

  World's biggest salmon farming company investigated for possible misreporting on chemicals

  

  The world's biggest salmon farming company is one of a number of firms under investigation for possible misreporting of chemical use. The BBC can reveal Mowi, formerly known as Marine Harvest, is among those being investigated by Scottish regulators.

• Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:44 UTC

  Chile and Japan working on an early system to anticipate outbreaks of red tide

  

  The Chilean University of La Frontera with support and financing from Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will attempt to develop an unprecedented early warning system that makes it possible to monitor, predict and detect the outbreaks of red tide in southern Chile. JICA is contributing with almost US$ 4.5 million.