The measures, announced last week by SalmonChile President Cesar Barros and scheduled for implementation in January, are being hailed as not just new sanitary control guidelines, but a “change of culture” that coordinates production and fallowing, places strict limits on fish movement, and tightens sanitary controls.
Central to the new model is the establishment of compulsory “neighborhoods” for salmon farming companies. Companies within the neighborhoods, established by zoning, will agree on common rest periods and on other controls in their area.
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