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The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) was the agency that filed the complaint.

Chile fines and suspends salmon company for falsifying harvest data

The company was sentenced to pay a fine of approximately $67,000 and was suspended from operations for one production cycle.

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Tuna fishermen in Peru.

Peru takes on chairmanship of FAO's COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade

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José Antonio Camposano (CNA), Alex Olsen (Corporación LANEC), and Sandro Coglitore (Omarsa), during Race to the Top 2024.

Race to the Top 2025: This October, salmon meets shrimp in Ecuador

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Landing of jumbo flying squid in Peru.

Peru suspends the first stage of the extended jumbo flying squid season

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Signing of Salmones Camanchaca debt refinancing agreement.

International banks back long-term refinancing for Salmones Camanchaca

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This initiative has been carried out in collaboration with the NGOs Future of Fish and The Nature Conservancy.

Experts gather to promote electronic monitoring of Chilean fisheries

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Processing of Ecuadorian shrimp.

Ecuadorian shrimp exports pass US FDA weight analysis

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Peruvian fishermen aboard an industrial fishing vessel.

Anchovy keeps Peru's fishing GDP growing in July

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Jack mackerel from Peru.

Sustainability at the heart of Peru's quotas for mackerel, jack mackerel, and bonito

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First shipment of Chilean salmon exported to Australia.

Camanchaca's EBITDA increases 13% despite lower revenues in H1 2025

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Artisanal fishing landing site in Peru.

Fisheries and aquaculture, key to Peru's economic growth

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Peruvian artisanal fishermen at work.

Artisanal fishing vessels join Peruvian authorities to collect data on jumbo flying squid

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Peruvian fishermen during the anchovy season.

Anchovy catches boosted Peru's fishing GDP growth in June

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Members of HIPRA and LLAMAS Laboratorios.

Spanish HIPRA strengthens its presence in Argentina to boost animal health

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One of the goals is to reduce antibiotic use in salmon farming by 25% over a period of four years.

Chile focuses on monitoring and research to improve salmon farming practices

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Aquaculture operator in Peru.

Peru advances in sanitary certification for fishing and aquaculture operators

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Located in a strategic region for swine production in Brazil, this acquisition will allow Cargill to be even closer to producers, while also creating meaningful opportunities for employees and customers.

Cargill to acquire animal nutrition company in Brazil

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Anchovies from Peru.

First anchovy fishing season 2025 in north-central Peru, concluded

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Iceland Seafood International (ISI) closed Q1 2025 with positive results.

Iceland Seafood International subsidiary to acquire two freezer trawlers in Argentina

Two workers hold jumbo flying squid in Peru.

Value of Peruvian fisheries exports grew by 54.1% from January to May

Ecuadorian shrimp sector urges private entities to boost security

Ecuadorian shrimp sector urges private entities to boost security

Subpesca reported the status of fisheries nationwide, with 54% of them in a healthy state.

Chile reports 100% increase in pelagic fisheries compared to 2024

'Salmon Summit 2025: A country strategy from the southern south'

Chile's main presidential candidates to participate in 'Salmon Summit 2025'

A total of 4,977 individuals have benefited from this program.

Peru trains nearly 5,000 aquaculture farmers so far this year

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