June 16, 2009
SalmonChile warns of further woes in Chilean salmon industry
The new general manager of the Salmon Industry Association AG (SalmonChile), Carlos Odebret, warned that the Chilean salmon industry could find itself in deeper trouble if the fisheries and aquaculture law is not passed.
According to media reports, Odebret also said the industry must start renegotiating debts with banks and implementing sanitary modifications.
He also pointed out that of the 500 farming centres that were operating before the outbreak of the salmon infectious anemia (ISA) virus, only 200 remain.
He said volume output will decline from 650,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes by late 2009 and prospects would be even worse for 2010.
