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The first group of small-scale mussel producers, now ASC certified, alongside a second group working toward certification by the end of 2026, led by Verónica Vivar of the St. Andrews Multisite Certification initiative.

St. Andrews is the first Chilean mussel producer to gain ASC Multisite Certification

St. Andrews spans 1,500 hectares of cultivation and produces approximately 60,000 tonnes of mussels annually.

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The Invermar hatchery where the ReelData technology is being deployed.

ReelData expands into Chile with Invermar hatchery deal

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Yadran processing plant in Quellón, Chiloé, Chile.

Nissui announced the acquisition of Chilean salmon farmer Yadran

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Processing of Ecuadorian shrimp.

Ecuador's shrimp industry faces a direct impact on competitiveness

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Nova Austral has been operating in the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Region for more than 15 years.

Nova Austral is the only salmon farming company in Chile free of antibiotics

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La Sociedad Comercial Agrícola y Forestal Quimeyco Limitada is the owner of the “Piscicultura Quimeyco” project.

Chile sanctions the 'Quimeyco Fish Farming Project' for environmental violations

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El gerente de Producción de Biogemar, Juan Antonio castillo, durante su presentación en el programa SustainED “Producción larvaria ante cambios ambientales, cómo garantizar la salud animal”.

Ecuador seeks to boost shrimp larval production amid environmental changes

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Peru's Minister of Production, César Quispe Luján, during his visit to the Perú Frost plant.

Fishing for direct human consumption becomes one of Peru's key economic drivers

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Oceana Chile's seminar 'Salmon farming under pressure: balancing science, regulation, and nature'.

Unprecedented meeting between SalmonChile and Oceana

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This is an initiative led by the Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) and the Fisheries Development Institute (IFOP).

Chile promotes public-agency partnership to boost aquaculture oversight

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Peru's Minister of Production, César Manuel Quispe Luján, talking with experts aboard the BIC Humboldt cruise.

Peru to resume jumbo flying squid fishing on November 21

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Salmones Camanchaca feeding station.

Salmones Camanchaca achieves a year-on-year revenue 43% higher in Q3

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Anchovy from Peru.

Peru increases its second season anchovy quota

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This year's AAF programme includes expert speakers from Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Senegal.

Atlantic Aquaculture Forum 2025 begins today in the Azores

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Anchovy for indirect human consumption processing in Peru.

Second anchovy fishing season 2025 in north-central Peru begins on Friday

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Launch of the NAVAC in Octoboer 2025.

FAO and EU launch €20m initiative to boost access to aquatic foods in Africa and Latin America

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Peruvian artisanal fishermen landing jumbo flying squid.

The jumbo flying squid closed season in Peru is underway

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Race to the Top 2025 / Vanegas.

"Sustainability is a decision that needs to be practiced every day"

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Peruvian artisanal fishermen landing jumbo flying squid.

Peru announces a new increase in jumbo flying squid quota

Salmones Camanchaca processing plant.

Three strategic facilities of Salmones Camanchaca certified Zero Waste

César Manuel Quispe Luján, Peru's Minister of Production.

Peru has a new Minister of Production

The A-HCS system enables operations in various areas without compromising biosecurity measures.

Ace Aquatec to install its first humane culling system in Chile

Jumbo flying squid landing in Peru.

Peru ends the jumbo flying squid crisis

Both Sernapesca and the Navy maintain active inspection and surveillance of foreign fleets entering national waters to call at port.

Chile relies on inter-institutional coordination to protect fishing activity in its national waters

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