Mixed Commission of Congress in Chile approves project that sanctions fish escapes and demands greater transparency from salmon farms

After more than four years of processing, the Mixed Commission of Congress approved the bill that sanctions the escape of salmon and introduces new transparency requirements for aquaculture companies. As explained in the bulletins of both legislative chambers, the purpose of the initiative is to allow artisanal fishermen to capture "salmonid species that have escaped from farming centers or have been released due to overexploitation and that are within their corresponding maritime area. ". In parallel, the project sanctions these escapes with a fine equivalent to the value of the harvest of the fish that are not recaptured and, in certain cases, the suspension of the operations of the center for a productive cycle. Among the regulations introduced, the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) is also required to publish information, broken down by company, regarding the use of antibiotics and antiparasitics and the biomass, mortality and harvest of each salmon farm. ...