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Four companies in the sector have been reported so far, that have died les about 4 millions of fish product of harmful algae.
The salmon industry is involved in a new crisis, mainly by the delicate financial situation faced by several companies in the sector, low prices and some regulatory changes that could mean a fall in production.
This negative Outlook has joined it a new ingredient in recent weeks: the flourishing of harmful algae (FAN), also known as algal bloom, affecting more than 15 centres of culture in the areas of Chiloé Center and North of the Aysén region.
In this scenario, four salmon-producing companies have reported, since last Friday, who have lost around 5 million fish in total, from this phenomenon. By consolidating the figures, the value of dead fish is equivalent to slightly more than $30 million.
The first company to inform the Superintendence of securities and insurance (SVS) was Camanchaca, who on Friday said that “preliminary estimates indicate that the mortality of fish would amount to approximately 1.5 million fish”. He also said that the centers of crops affected, in the tenth Region, had about 3 million fish with a book value of $22.2 million.
Meanwhile, yesterday, Blumar reported that his Center “Caicura” – X – Region was affected and explained that “the quantification of loss today is approximately 110,000 fish”. The firm noted that prior to the event, Culture Center had 1.2 million fish, a book value of US $7.5 million.
However, he warned that “current weather conditions favour the presence of FAN, so we stay tuned to its evolution with activated contingency systems”.
Another company that saw its cultivation centers impacted was AquaChile. “According to preliminary estimates the loss by the fact would reach to date a total of 2.3 million units of Atlantic salmon (…), with an estimated value of US $15 million”.
He added that its production facilities affected do not have insurance against this risk.
Australis Seafoods was not exempt from this negative situation, since its production Puluqui Center, which has 1.1 million of the salmon species Atlantic, suffered the onslaught of harmful algae.
Although he said no to the SVS many fish died because of this situation, said that “is not possible yet to determine damage actually caused by the mentioned phenomenon, which are estimated at approximately in the amount of US $6.5 million”.
Then publish suffered impacts, the companies said will determine in the short term, what will be the financial impact that each one as a result of this situation.
Courtesy of latercera.com
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