Aquaculture has spelt
success for the tiny island of
Chilo6, off the coast of
southern Chile. Such has
been the boom that Chile ig
now the world's second-largest salmon producer
after Norway.
Chilotes, as people of the
island are called, have learnt
to resource their earnings
from the lakes and inlets
which dot their island.
Salmon farming has provided
nearly 15,000 jobs for the
Chilotes in a place where
work was so scarce that
young children would be
sent away to neighbouring
Argentina to keep the family
coffers running.
Salmon farming finds an
ideal location in Chilo6. As
Thomas Kehler, director of
SalmoAmerica, a , large
salmon plant in Manao
on the northern slopes of
Chilo6 says "It is an island,
with an inland sea with
waters relatively protected,
especially compared with
the Pacific ocean. The
island's geography is ideal,
forming sheltered bays
and fiords for the (salmon)
pens".
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