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En Estados Unidos: Proyectan aumento del 7,8% en precios del salmón el 2010
(In the United States: Prices of salmon project increase 7.8% in 2010)
Aqua.cl - April 13, 2010
Salmon harvests decreased 68.9% in January
Fish Farming Xpert - April 12, 2010
Pesqueros calculan en US$ 456 millones las pérdidas por tsunami
(Fisheries calculate US$ 456 million in losses from tsunami)
Mundo Acuicola - April 8, 2010
Más de US$ 1.000 millones requerirá la industria del salmón en los próximos cuatro años
(More than US$ 1,000 million will be required by the salmon industry in the next four years)
El Diario - April 7, 2010
En Chiloé se habría iniciado ola de despidos anunciada por la industria salmonicultora
(In Chiloé, the salmon industry announces increasing waves of fired workers)
Aqua.cl - April 8, 2010
PDI descubre planta clandestina de salmón en Puerto Montt
(PDI discovers clandestine salmon processing plant in Puerto Montt)
Aqua.cl - April 7, 2010
Salmon Industry Upset With Legal Challenge To Chile’s New Fishing Law
Santiago Times - April 5, 2010
Felipe Sandoval asegura que modificaciones a ley de pesca no discriminan a los Pescadores
(Felipe Sandoval assures that the modifications of Fisheries Act do not discriminate against fishermen)
Aqua.cl - March 29, 2010
Subsecretaría de Marina es reemplazada por la nueva Subsecretaría para las Fuerzas Armadas
(Marine Undersecretary is replaced by the new Armed Forces Undersecretary)
Aqua.cl - March 26, 2010
Argumentos de Ex Presidente Aylwin y excontrolar reafirman que bienes públicos no pueden hipotecarse
(Arguments of Ex President Aylwin and Municipal Court reaffirm that public property cannot be mortgaged)
Ecoceanos - March 26, 2010
Ley de Pesca sufrirá nuevo retraso
(Fisheries Act will have a new delay)
Diario Llanquihue - March 24, 2010
Conama suspende plazos de trámites ambientales en regiones del Maule, Biobío y La Araucanía
(Conama gives additional time for environmental proceedings in Maule, Biobío and the Araucanía region)
Aqua.cl - March 24, 2010
Rechazo ciudadano a privatización del mar llega al Tribunal Constitucional
(Citizen’s refusal of privatization of the sea arrives in Constitutional Court)
Ecoceanos - March 23, 2010
Noruega supera por primera vez a Chile en envíos de filetes frescos de salmón a EE.UU.
(Norway surpasses Chile for the first time in consignment of fresh salmon to USA)
El Mercurio - March 20, 2010
En Chile: Definen fecha para reunión del Diálogo sobre Salmonicultura
(In Chile: date set for the Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue meeting)
Fuente Aqua - March 19, 2010
Operarios gana juicio a salmonera
(Workers win labor legal proceedings to salmon company)
Diario Llanquihue - March 19, 2010
Caen envíos chilenos de filetes frescos de salmón Atlántico a Estados Unidos en enero y son superados por primera vez por Noruega
(Fall in Chilean fresh Atlantic salmon sent to the United States in January and surpassed for the first time by Norway)
Fuente Aqua - March 18, 2010
Continúa debate por proyecto de Ley de Pesca
(Debate continues on draft of Fisheries Act)
La Nación - March 17, 2010
Fontaine anuncia medidas a Pescadores
(Fontaine announces measures for fishermen)
Diario Financiero - March 17, 2010
Presidente de Comisión de Pesca Jorge Ulloa dijo que prioridad será resolver problemas del borde costero dañado por el terremoto
(President of Commission of Fisheries and Aquaculture Jorge Ulloa said that priority will be to solve problems of the coastal edge damaged by the earthquake)
Camara - March 17, 2010
Nuevo intendente de la región de Los Lagos se muestra tranquilo frente a críticas por haber ejercido como gerente de empresas salmoneras
(New authority of Los Lagos region is calm against critics because he was manager of the salmon companies)
Radio Bio-Bio - March 17, 2010
Lo positivo y negativo de la nueva Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
(The positives and negatives of the new Fisheries and Aquaculture Act)
Olach - March 16, 2010
Víctor Hugo Puchi, presidente de AquaChile: "Nuevas siembras de salmones tendrán efecto en el segundo semestre de 2011"
(Victor Hugo Puchi, AquaChile´s President: "New stocking salmons will have effect in the third quarter of 2011")
La Tercera - March 16, 2010
Renegociación cerró a fines de enero: Salmonera Ventisqueros firma acuerdo con bancos
(Renegotiation closed at the end of January: Ventisqueros Salmon signs agreement with banks)
El Diaro Financiero - March 16, 2010
Parlamentarios Presentarán Requerimiento Ante Tribunal Constitucional por Ley Acuícola
(Parliamentarians will present requirement to constitutional court for fishery law)
Estrategia - March 16, 2010
Subsecretario de Pesca: "A todos nos cambiaron las prioridades"
(Undersecretary for Fisheries: "We have all changed our priorities")
Fuente Aqua - March 15, 2010
Estimación del presidente de SalmonChile, César Barros: Nueva normativa en la industria salmonera elevaría en 30% los costos de producción
(President of SalmonChile, César Barros, estimates: New rules on the salmon industry will raise cost of production by 30%)
El mercurio - March 15, 2010
Presidenta de Conapach reiteró sus críticas frente a la aprobación de nueva normativa acuícola
(President of Conapach reiterated her criticism to the approval of new aquaculture rules)
Fuente Aqua - March 12, 2010
Salmoneros nunca volverán a niveles productivos previos a la crisis del ISA
(Salmon industry will never return to the productive levels prior to the ISA crisis)
Terram - March 12, 2010
Otro tsunami pesquero: Parlamento aprueba ley salmonera que permite hipotecar zonas marinas
(Another fisheries tsunami: Parliament passes law that allows salmon farms to mortgage marine zones )
Ecoceanos - March 12, 2010
Comisión mixta despacha Ley de Pesca y Acuicultura
(Mixed Commission submits the General Law of Fishery and Aquaculture)
La Nación - March 10, 2010
Subpesca No Podrá Renovar Concesiones con Multas Laborales
(Subpesca will not be allowed to renew aquaculture tenures having labor fines)
Estrategia - March 10, 2010
Presentan reclamo contra el SAG por denegar información sobre antibióticos usados en salmonicultura
Aqua – December 11, 2009
Presentan reclamo contra el SAG por denegar información sobre antibióticos usados en salmonicultura
Publimetro – December 10, 2009
Comisión de Hacienda del Senado aprueba concesiones acuícolas a 25 años e hipotecables
Aqua – December 2, 2009
Centros con brote de virus ISA se mantienen en tres
Aqua – December 1, 2009
WWF study warns of salmon escapes
FIS – November 26, 2009
Salmoneros respaldan límites a importación de ovas, pero ven efectos en competitividad
Mundo – November 25, 2009
Salmón chileno sigue siendo en su mayoría de origen noruego
Aqua – November 25, 2009
Hasta 1,7 millón de salmones se escapan de centros anualmente
Diario Financiero – November 25, 2009
Investigador estima "indispensable" cierre de importación de ovas
Aqua – November 5, 2009
Confirman muerte del tripulante de lancha a motor “Doña Amelia” que se volcó en Calbuco
Radio Bio-Bio – October 21, 2009
Aquaculture Tenures, the pending discussion (in Spanish)
La Tercera - September 29, 2009
Consequences of the "Chilean Miracle": The Salmon Farms and the Privatization of the Sea
CIP Americas Program - August 21, 2009
Doble estándar de firmas noruegas (English version)
Olach - July 9, 2009
Piden nueva regulación para escapes de salmones
Mundo Acuicola - July 7, 2009
Exigen a salmonicultora elevar estándares ambientales
Invertia - May 22, 2009
Exigen a salmonera noruega elevar los estándares ambientales que aplica en Chile
Mundo Acuicola - May 20, 2009
Exigen a empresa salmonera noruega elevar los estándares ambientales que aplica en Chile
Invertia - May 20, 2009
En Noruega expondrán precariedad laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
OLACH - May 19, 2009
Expondrán en Noruega precariedad laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
El Mostrador - May 19, 2009
En Noruega expondrán situación laboral y ambiental de las salmoneras
Mundo Acuicola - May 19, 2009
Chile Salmon Industry Faces Mounting Criticism in Magallanes
Patagonia TImes - July 1, 2008
Antibiotics found in Chilean Salmon
Patagonia Times - April 30, 2008
Safeway Restricts Purchases of Chilean Salmon
New York Times - April 17, 2008
Salmon Virus Indicts Chile’s Fishing Methods
New York Times - March 27, 2008
Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Making its Way North
Patagonia Times - December 14, 2007
Controversial Salmon Farm Denied Permission To Expand
Patagonia Times
The Salmon Farming Industry in Chile is Affected by a Plague of Sea Lice
La Nacion - April 8, 2007
The Norwegian Confederation of Labour Unions (LO) Issues Report Slamming Marine Harvest Labor Operations in Chile
TERRAM Releases New Report
Press Release: Chilean Trade Association Blocks Environmental Stakeholders from Attending ISA Conference
Read the press release.
Statement by Cristian Perez Munoz, Chilean representative, Pure Salmon Campaign On the Slaughter of at Least One Million Farmed Salmon Contaminated By Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA)
Potential Outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in Chilean Salmon Farms
Statement by Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign On New Chilean Government Initiatives to Combat Sea Lice
Environmental, Labor and Social Problems With Salmon Farming in Chile Highlighted in Recent News Broadcast
Norwegian multinational operations spotlighted in award-winning fish farming documentary
The award-winning documentary Ovas de Oro, produced by the Chilean filmmakers Manuel Gonzalez and Anahi Johansen from Kithano films, will be screened in Oslo, Norway on Monday, May 21.
Pure Salmon Campaign writes to Sernapesca regarding sea lice infestations affecting the Chilean salmon farming industry
In a letter dated April 18, 2007 the Pure Salmon Campaign called on Chilean officials to reveal the full extent of the sea lice, disease and mortality problem in Chile.
The Hidden Costs of Salmon Farming in Chile
Marine Harvest, Aquachile named as suppliers of contaminated salmon
The investigation in to contaminated farmed salmon continues.
Read the latest article that ran in El Llanquihue:
Read the latest articles that ran in La Nacion:
Read the latest article that ran in The Santiago Times:
Pure Salmon Continues to Probe the Crystal Violet Issue and asks for Full Disclosure
On February 22 the Pure Salmon Campaign sent another round of letters to Chile and UK authoritites and company officials requesting specific information on the Chilean companies involved in crystal violet contamination.
Read our latest round of letters (in PDF format).
Pure Salmon Raises Questions About Crystal Violet Contamination
The Pure Salmon Campaign, along with Centro Ecoceanos, Fundacion Terram and Oceana South America, sent a series of letters to various UK and Chilean authorities and high ranking company officials raising concerns regarding an incident of Crystal Violet (a chemical dye that has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals) contamination in frozen salmon skewers that was discovered on 19 December, 2006 in the UK.
Read the four different PDF versions of the letter:
Pure Salmon Campaign gets exposure in the International Herald Tribune
NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW CURRENT CHILEAN FARMED SALMON INDUSTRY WILL DECIMATE WILD FISH STOCKS
Food Conversion Ratio Poses Enormous Risk to Ocean Ecosystems
Terram Foundation, a Chilean group concerned about the environmental, social and economic problems associated with salmon farming practices, has published a study on the food-feed debate that shows that the current salmon farming industry is not only unsustainable, it also poses serious ecological and social dangers.
Pan Fish urged to stop exporting environmental problems and bad labor practices
The Pure Salmon Campaign will file a shareholder resolution at Pan Fish's annual general meeting in Stavanger Norway on May 30 asking the company to adopt closed containment technology to remedy environmental impacts on salmon farms. Accompanied by two First Nations leaders from Canada and a Chilean, the campaign plans on providing first-hand accounts of how Pan Fish's operations are exporting environmental problems and poor labor conditions to other countries.
More than 30 Scientists from Around the World Express Concern About Current Farming Methods
The Pure Salmon Campaign will release a statement signed by more than thirty U.S., European, Canadian, and other international scientists communicating their concerns about the salmon aquaculture industry.
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