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This
publication - printed by TechnoPress S.A. and SalmonChile
- will be launched in August. In its Spanish and English
versions it intends to leave a testimony as to the evolution
and development of this industry, whose impact both
nationally and internationally is of great significance.
This is a history of vision, effort, leading-edge technology
and entrepreneurial creativity, of economic and social
growth, and of a sustainable development. This is a
story of men and women who have believed in an activity
that strongly projects into the future. We invite our
readers to get to know the history of aquaculture in
Chile, a brief summary of which we present below.
Explosive and exciting. Such has been the development
of aquaculture in Chile; a dynamic history that was
shaped with the efforts of daring pioneers of salmon
farming who did not quit when facing a challenge that
at times became more and more difficult, who during
stormy nights struggled under the heavy rain to save
their facilities and who with elementary techniques
worked with yokes of oxen and built wooden raft-cages.
They laid the foundations of what it is now one of the
main economic activities in Chile; they opened the way
so that in the XX century other visionary men could
develop new farmings, thus making it possible for practically
all the Chilean coast, and even hinterland valleys from
north to south to have hatcheries and facilities where
salmonidae, scallops, oysters, Chilean mussels, abalones,
turbots and algae are farmed. This, without considering
the unnumbered experimental projects and/or under the
phase of transference of other species. Some examples
are the hirame or Japanese solefish (Paralicthys olivaceus);
catfish (Ictalurus punctatus); razor shell or razor
clam (Ensis macha); southern hake (Merluccius australis)
and seaweed (Macrocystis pyrifera).
That story that continues to be written day by day will
be portrayed in the book "Aquaculture in Chile",
a deluxe publication printed by TechnoPress S.A. and
SalmonChile. The book in its Spanish and English versions
seeks to leave a testimony as to the way this industry
has developed, abiding by international business standards
and the world concern regarding environmental preservation.
A testimony that addresses both the past and present
from different angles and that allows us to verify that
this activity - one of the main sources of foreign exchange
for the country - strongly projects into the future.
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