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] Campaign launched to stop salmon farming in protected areas
The Alliance for the Defense of Protected Areas, made up of 37 organizations, announced the initiative, amidst the commotion caused by a Comptroller's report that exposes flaws in the administrative processes of the institutions in charge, by not expiring...
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[Bío Bío] Salmon companies: Comptroller's Office detects lack of control by Sernapesca that prevents termination of concessions
By: Constanza Carrillo (Read news in BioBio) The Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) detected a lack of control by the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) regarding 170 salmon farming centers. This occurred within the framework of...
