Tag: salmon

• Wednesday, August 19th 2015 - 06:30 UTC

  Scotland, Canada, Chile and Norway committed to a sustainable aquaculture industry

  

  Scotland, Canada, Chile and Norway will work together to promote and grow the aquaculture industry sustainably. The four countries are the world's main exporters of farmed salmon.

• Sunday, October 7th 2012 - 12:53 UTC

  World's largest salmon lands in Anchorage

  

  The world's largest 'salmon' -- a plane -- landed in Anchorage this week at a full 91,000 lb before an audience of hundreds of Alaska Airlines employees and seafood industry executives. Measuring nearly 129 ft, the fish-themed Boeing 737-800 is the most elaborately decorated commercial aircraft and is meant to celebrate the partnership of Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI).

• Monday, November 14th 2011 - 17:13 UTC

  FAO: Aquaculture in 2012 will supply more than 50% of world’s fish consumption

  

  Aquaculture is the world's fastest-growing source of animal protein and currently provides nearly half of all fish consumed globally, according to a report published here by FAO.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2011 - 13:23 UTC

  Chile’s fourth retail chain collapses under 1bn USD debt; super manager contracted

  

  La Polar, Chile’s fourth largest retail chain is in deep water. Company stock has fallen 80% in the last two weeks and the entire board of directors has offered to resign.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 23:37 UTC

  Millions of farm-salmon in south Chile moved because of the volcanic eruption

  

  Chile’s National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca) authorized the transfer of more than five million salmon from three farms in the south of the country. The decision was taken as a precautionary measure because of the eruption of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic range and possible pollution of rivers and lakes.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 04:30 UTC

  Japan’s losses open excellent prospects for Chile’s coho salmon

  

  The March 9 earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of Japan’s profitable salmon industry, but Japan’s loss may be Chile’s gain. <br />
  The catastrophe directly hit the main fishing areas in the provinces of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Chiaba, destroying 20% of the salmon industry and completely shutting down fishing ports.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:44 UTC

  ISA virus outbreak detected on salmon farm in southern Chile

  

  SERNAPESCA, Chile’s national marine fisheries service, has declared an Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak on a salmon farm in the Magallanes Region (XII).

• Sunday, September 12th 2010 - 07:06 UTC

  Salmon industry in Magallanes planning to boost output to 80.000 tons by 2020

  

  Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile should see farmed-salmon production jump from 6.000 tons to 80.000 tons in a decade, according to Drago Covacich, general manager of Nova Austral.