The Salmon Disease Crisis in Chile
The Chilean salmon farming industry is currently facing unprecedented economic losses related to the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) disease. Production of Atlantic salmon is being reduced from almost 400,000 tonnes in 2005 to an estimated 100,000 tonnes in 2010. The spread of and response to the dis...
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ftagecon:oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:94042 2023-05-15T15:32:06+02:00 The Salmon Disease Crisis in Chile Asche, Frank Hansen, Havard Tveteras, Ragnar Tveteras, Sigbjorn 2010-01-15 7 http://purl.umn.edu/94042 en eng Marine Resource Economics>Volume 24, Number 4, 2009 Marine Resource Economics MRE 24(4) 0738-1360 http://purl.umn.edu/94042 Salmon disease regulations Environmental Economics and Policy Health Economics and Policy International Relations/Trade K32 Q22 Journal Article 2010 ftagecon 2012-09-12T16:33:23Z The Chilean salmon farming industry is currently facing unprecedented economic losses related to the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) disease. Production of Atlantic salmon is being reduced from almost 400,000 tonnes in 2005 to an estimated 100,000 tonnes in 2010. The spread of and response to the disease raises a number of important issues with respect to the actions of the companies involved as well as the regulatory body. It is particularly interesting that adequate measures have not been implemented in Chile, as the species is farmed in relatively few countries and, as such, is fairly transparent. Moreover, all other major salmon- producing countries have experienced the disease, and several of the largest companies in Chile are multinationals with first-hand experience with ISA from other countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon AgEcon Search - Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics |
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The Chilean salmon farming industry is currently facing unprecedented economic losses related to the infectious salmon anemia (ISA) disease. Production of Atlantic salmon is being reduced from almost 400,000 tonnes in 2005 to an estimated 100,000 tonnes in 2010. The spread of and response to the disease raises a number of important issues with respect to the actions of the companies involved as well as the regulatory body. It is particularly interesting that adequate measures have not been implemented in Chile, as the species is farmed in relatively few countries and, as such, is fairly transparent. Moreover, all other major salmon- producing countries have experienced the disease, and several of the largest companies in Chile are multinationals with first-hand experience with ISA from other countries. |
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