The companies will develop a plan to maintain a healthy ecosystem in the lakes, bearing in mind the impact of productive activities in lake water.

“This initiative arose due to the concern of the negative impact of human activities on lake water, and also to the importance of the Patagonian lakes as a tourist attraction, provision of drinking water, means of communication, area of water sports and receptor of waste from aquaculture and agriculture, among others,” they said.

GEQ CEO Raul Arteaga told IntraFish salmon farming has already started the trend of removing cages from lakes and moving them to land hatcheries.

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