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ISA Outbreak discovered in Chile
Chilean salmon farming company Multiexport detected infectious salmon anemia (ISA) at its farm in Chile’s Aysen region on April 10.
The news adds to the growing fervor over the prospect of another ISA crisis that began on April 5 with the confirmation of ISA at a farm operated by Agrosuper subsidiary Los Fiordos.
The developments have prompted Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) to activate a set of control and prevention measures based on the control and surveillance programs dictated by Sernapesca in Articles 7a and 18a of the Aquaculture Health Regulations (RESA).
The Multiexport detection remains under the status “indeterminately confirmed,” but Sernapesca said the detection “will be confirmed shortly”.
Diego Valderrama Villarroel, who works for Sernapesca, told Undercurrent News the final result is expected on April 12, and it is very uncommon for initial detections to go unconfirmed.
This is the first result Sernapesca has gathered as it begins to take samples of other farms in the Aysen region, according to Villaroel.
Multiexport’s farm is located in district 20, in the King production center, while the Los Fiordos detection was in district 18D, in the Garao production center — both within the Aysen region. Both detections are in an area where production is not concentrated, he said.
The Multiexport cage in question contains 24,700 Atlantic salmon with an average weight of 3.12, Multiexport said. This represents 12% of the total amount of Atlantic salmon and trout Multiexport has in its farms.
The company’s shares dived 12.47% during the course of April 10, closing at CLP 115.10.
Multiexport did not return Undercurrent’s request for comment, but the company did issue a formal statement.
“We are confident today that we have the necessary regulatory framework that allows us to face these new cases of ISA virus,” Multiexport said. “Once it appears in the country, it is not possible to control and eradicate it, but you have to live with it, such as in Norway where each year has averaged seven cases per year in the past five years.”
In regard to Sernapesca’s approach to the situation, Villaroel said: “They are taking all the measures very fast because we don’t want to set the alarm in the industry or in the community because the situation isn’t bad right now.”
Sernapesca added it plans to carry out its measures in a timely and effective manner, according to national director, Ana Maria Urrutia. She said this “set of tools” will address the health status detected in the area in recent days.
One of the measures Sernapesca plans to carry out is for all salmon in zone 18D to be harvested in 30 days.
German Iglesias, the deputy director of aquaculture, said: “for an adequate control and prevention of’s disease ISA, the timely detection of the disease or of the agent and its rapid elimination is fundamental, as well as the protection of the centers.”
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Chilean salmon stocks tumble after second ISA report
SouthCoastToday.com
April 12, 2013
Fears of virus spread
Shares in Chile's leading salmon producers tumbled Thursday, after a new outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) was discovered at one of Multiexport Foods' farming cages in the country's south, sparking fears the deadly virus could spread.
World No. 2 salmon producer Chile fell far behind top producer Norway after the deadly virus emerged in 2007 and decimated local stocks. The industry had since bounced back after implementing a series of reforms, taking lessons from other producers like Norway, Canada, Scotland and the Faroe Islands.
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http://www.southcoasttoday.ca/content/business-chilean-salmon-stocks-tumble-after-second-isa-report
Chilean salmon producers' shares drop after ISA virus detected
SANTIAGO, April 11 | Thu Apr 11, 2013
(Reuters) - Shares in Chile's leading salmon producers tumbled Thursday, after a new outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) was discovered at one of Multiexport Foods' farming cages in the country's south, sparking fears the deadly virus could spread.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/11/chile-salmon-virus-idUSL2N0CY1CG20130411
Chilean industry, US buyers, investors nervy over ISA outbreak
Undercurrentnews April 10, 2013
The finding of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) at a Los Fiordos farm in region 11 is sending nervous tremors through the Chilean industry and the US distribution industry this week.
“There is big concern,” a US-based importer toldUndercurrent News. “Companies are hoping all packers will act quickly and help the authority get everything under control.”
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Bad News for Chile as Infectious Salmon Anaemia Makes Comeback
Fishsite.com 09 April 2013
ANALYSIS - In this week's news, an outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) has been detected by Chile's National Fishery and Aquaculture service (Sernapesca) on a salmon farm in the Aysen region, writes Lucy Towers TheFishSite Editor.
This is a huge blow for Chile, which had finally recovered from the devastating ISA outbreak in 2007 that saw production drop dramatically.
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