Organized crime is costing the Chilean salmon industry as much as $80 million (€75 million) a year, according to the trade association SalmonChile.
The sector is working with authorities on a wide range of measures aimed at cracking down on the robberies, but SalmonChile President Arturo Clement concedes more needs to be done in a situation that appears to be worsening by the day.
"They are groups of organized criminals that are extremely well organized," Clement told IntraFish.
