Thursday, April 21, 2011

Chilean mussel producers look to consolidate international markets

In recent years, there has been a steady growth in Chilean mussel farming, which encourages fishing companies to seek new markets and diversify its production, mainly salmon. While the fishing industry spent only around US$190 million (UK£115 million) in this activity over the last 15 years, the production of farmed mussels rose sharply.

The fishing sector intends to position mussels as one of the best seafood products in the world, reports Diario Financiero. According to data provided by the National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca), during mid 1990, Chile produced 2,100 tonnes of mussels. Whilst 10 years later, a total of 28,000 tonnes were obtained. In 2009, the harvest of mussels came to 168,000 tonnes, and in 2010, the figure reached over 214,000 tonnes. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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