There is considerable debate among the producers who make up the trade association SalmonChile about how far apart their salmon farms need to be to minimize the chances viruses such as infectious salmon anemia (ISA) -- which has ravaged the industry -- will spread from one farm to another.
According to Cermaq CEO Geir Isaksen, some producers want the distance between farms to be 2.3 kilometers, with others -- including Isaksen and AquaChile CEO Victor Hugo Puchi -- advocating a distance of 3.2
