The financial impact of the algal bloom affecting Chile's Region X is becoming clear as major companies on the Santiago Stock Exchange report their losses, but with some companies uninsured, the pain will be felt more keenly by some companies than others.
Salmon farming group Blumar confirmed Thursday that its Caicura center, located in the second district, saw mortalities reach 210,000 fish so far, out of a total of 1,171,642 Atlantic salmon.
The dead fish, weighing an average of 1.5 kilograms each, account for 18 percent of the total value, estimated at $7.4
