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Montevideo, November 24th 2024 - 17:03 UTC

Tag: Toxic algae Chile

  • Thursday, February 9th 2017 - 11:47 UTC

    New outbreak of toxic algae in south Chile kills causes massive death of smolt

    As a result of this incident, Nova Austral S.A. suspended salmon stocking in its centres, until they are certain that the mentioned algae has disappeared

    An estimated 149,000 salmon that were being transported to a site of Nova Austral located in the Magallanes Region of Chile, to be stocked, presumably died because of a toxic microalga.The company's general manager, Nicos Nicolaides, said that the death of 105,000 fish of 210 grams that were transported by the ship Don Pedro and another 44,000 fish of 420 grams carried by the ship Maria Ines, occurred near Gulf Penas.