AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoChile’s Algal-Bloom Alert: A preventive emergency covering 15 regions starts Nov. 1 and runs through June 2027, as authorities prepare for blooms that could threaten aquaculture, fishing and coastal communities. Farm Investment and Finance: Blumar proposes a US$20 million upgrade to its Los Lagos smolt farm, adding recirculating-water technology. In Japan, land-based salmon producer Proximar warns its cash could run out by month’s end after lower-than-expected revenue. Salmon Health: A study of seven B.C. farms found the virus linked to heart and muscle disease in about 90% of sampled fish, raising concerns that current diagnostic rules may understate outbreaks and farm-to-wild transmission risks. Shrimp Expansion: Pakistan’s government has set a 120-day deadline for a roadmap to lift shrimp production, value-added processing and exports. Aquaculture Investment Scrutiny: Malaysia says an investigation into pension fund KWAP’s roughly RM200 million investment in Indonesian aquaculture firm eFishery has not found corruption or misappropriation to date; authorities are pursuing recovery of the investment.
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