Is this the latest plan from environmentalists for an overhaul of Chile's salmon industry, the second largest in the word?
No. This is the plan of AquaChile President Victor Hugo Puchi, who unveiled a menu of sweeping changes he says Chile needs to repair its salmon farming industry, which has been ravaged in recent years by disease, labor strife and environmental challenges.
But not all of Chile's salmon farming firms agree with Puchi's assessment or the cure he recommends.
“We all know that for some time now the situation has become extremely challenging for the salmon industry and we can even question its sustainability under the current practices and regulations governing our industry," Puchi said Thursday at a press conference where AquaChile released its annual sustainability report, detailing the health of the Chilean salmon farming sector.
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