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Official ceremony for the awarding of MSC certification to the Peruvian eel fishery.

Peruvian eel fishery, first in the world to be MSC-certified

This milestone, historic for Peru's fishing industry, opens new opportunities to position the country in high-value global markets.

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Their function is to help restore fish populations.

Mexico establishes three new fishing refuge zones to protect marine resources

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Fishing Peruvian anchovy.

IFFO warns: Peru announces extended anchovy fishing ban

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Fishermen on a Chilean boat while catching cuttlefish.

Chile bets on added value to avoid cuttlefish industry crises

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Eastern Pacific bonito landed in Peru.

Bonito extraction and landing are temporarily prohibited in Peru

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Grupo Salmovac's service boat.

SalmonChile welcomes a new member

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Peruvian boats are fishing for anchovies.

Warm sea conditions force a new temporary suspension of anchovy fishing in Peru

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Fishing boats in Salinas, Ecuador

Ecuador to allocate USD 10.5 million to offset diesel costs in industrial fishing

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Selection of Latitude 45 products for sale in Chile.

Multi X Q1 2026: record sales volume for a first quarter

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Peru's Minister of Production, César Quispe Luján, and the Executive President of Imarpe, Rear Admiral Jorge Paz, display the certification after the delivery ceremony.

Peru: international certification for Imarpe's anchovy-related processes

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Hans Den Bieman, CEO of Blue Health Vision.

Blue Health Vision appoints new CEO as it enters new phase of growth

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Ricardo García Holtz, Camanchaca's General Manager and Vice President of Salmones Camanchaca.

Salmones Camanchaca's profit plummeted in Q1 2026

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The Agropecuaria Nivar team presented with the ASC Feed Certificate at Seafood Expo Global 2026.

Venezuela welcomes its first two ASC-certified feed mills

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Salmones Camanchaca marine site.

Camanchaca and Salmones Camanchaca renewed their Boards

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Peruvian bonito (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis).

Peru expands bonito quota to 80,655 tons by 2026

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He has more than 20 years of experience in the salmon aquaculture industry.

Ace Aquatec Chile hires Gonzalo Eduardo Boehmwald Trigo

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Anchovies from Peru.

The first anchovy fishing season 2026 in north-central Peru has been suspended

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Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, with direct coordination established with concession holders.

Chile opens review process for aquaculture concession relocation requests

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Release of rainbow trout fingerlings into Lake Orccococha in Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica Department, Peru.

Aquaculture and tourism to restore a key high-Andean ecosystem in Peru

Hand holding a shrimp in front of an aquaculture farm.

Measuring living wages in Ecuadorian shrimp aquaculture is feasible

Peruvian fish farmers.

Peru implements tax refunds benefiting more than 3,000 fish farmers

A Sanipes official inspecting the storage facilities of the Peruvian seafood company iPrisco.

Improved health certification boosted Peru's seafood exports in the first quarter

Aerial view of mussel farming in the Los Lagos region, Chile.

Chile launches project to modernise mussel farming and improve traceability

Shrimp farm in the La Segua wetlands near Chone, Ecuador.

India's Avanti Feeds to take 10% stake in Ecuador aquaculture feed company

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