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Aquaculture in Chile
Aquaculture in Chile: farming of salmonids, mussels, and seaweed in Patagonian fjords; world's second largest farmed salmon producer after Norway (27% of global output, 2021), marked by ISA 2007 and 2016 algal bloom crises.
Aquaculture of salmonids
Aquaculture of salmonids: farming of salmon and trout, led by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), in two-stage freshwater hatchery and seawater cage systems; Norway and Chile produce about 77 percent, with feed, sea lice, and lifecycle impacts as central issues.
Piscirickettsia salmonis
Piscirickettsia salmonis, agent of piscirickettsiosis (salmonid rickettsial septicaemia, SRS), a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium devastating Chilean salmon farming; LF-89 and EM-90 genogroups, limited vaccine efficacy, heavy antibiotic use.