Salmon farms in protected areas
1380
salmon farming concessions are in force in the regions of Los Lagos, Aysén and Magallanes.
408
salmon farming concessions are located within national parks and reserves in Chilean Patagonia (30%)
5
protected areas at risk: Magdalena Island NP, Laguna San Rafael NP, Alberto de Agostini NP, Las Guaitecas NR and Kawésqar NR.
Protected areas were created to be protected!
We need concrete guarantees to ensure their effective care, the fulfillment of their conservation objectives and respect for the institutions that protect them.
Photo: Jonathan Poblete
The campaign
Save Patagonia is a campaign promoted by the Alliance for the Defense of Protected Areas, which seeks to remove salmon farming concessions within national parks and national reserves, without relocation.
Protected areas: a contribution for Chile and the world.
Legal noncompliance
The impact of industry on ecosystems
NEW PUBLICATION
Register of salmon farming concessions located within Protected Areas
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[Save Patagonia] We were at the Ladera Sur 2024 Festival!
An intense exchange of ideas and dissemination of the Save Patagonia campaign was carried out by members of the Alliance for the Defense of Protected Areas, who participated in the third version of the Ladera Sur Festival, held in Santiago, Chile, from 15 to 17...
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[Save Patagonia] Save Patagonia Campaign publishes cadaster of salmon farming concessions in protected areas
The document reports worrying figures regarding the presence of the salmon industry in National Parks and National Reserves in Chilean Patagonia, identifying 408 concessions granted, 67% of which are indefinite, while the remaining 408 are for...
![[Save Patagonia] Minister Grau meets with representatives of the Save Patagonia campaign to remove salmon farming from protected areas](https://www.salvemoslapatagonia.cl/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/for_fot16956-1170x752-1-400x250.jpg)
[Save Patagonia] Minister Grau meets with representatives of the Save Patagonia campaign to remove salmon farming from protected areas
At the meeting, the authority was asked to instruct the Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture to review the cases of circumvention of the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA) by companies operating inside protected areas, and Sernapesca to carry out a review of...
