Saving Seafood

Change of clothing every hour: Chilean fisheries confront COVID-19

March 26, 2020 — As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Chile rises, the country’s seafood industry is working to manage the spread  of the virus.

“The COVID-19 pandemic puts us all to the test: people, industries, and governments. We can clearly say that the companies that belong to the association are taking all the measures needed to prevent contagion,” Arturo Clement, president of Chile’s salmon industry association, SalmonChile, said in his Twitter feed. “As an industry, we have increased prevention measures to keep our workers safe.”

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SalmonChile suspending shipments to China in response to coronavirus outbreak

February 7, 2020 — Chile’s salmon trade group SalmonChile is the latest entity to interrupt business with China in response to the rapidly spreading coronavirus.

“In the last two weeks, all salmon shipments to China have been suspended and will continue in this way until the health emergency is controlled,” the trade organization announced in a statement. “This measure is not directly related to the [risk of] infections, but because demand has decreased to a minimum” in response to Chinese authorities’ recommendations to avoid crowds, affecting business at restaurants and large supermarket chains.

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