Smolt farm boosts economy on Chile's most southern shore

摘要

Located 1,200 miles south of Puerto Montt, Salmones Magallanes'Rfo Hollemberg' is currently the largest RAS facility in the region and a significant milestone for new economic activity in this southernmost part of the country.Despite its remoteness, the Rio Hollemberg smolt farm is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, providing Saimones Magallanes with about 4.8 million smolts every year. This is sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the company's eight sea sites inthe region. Before that, their smolts had to travel long, risky distances, including a trip through 'Golfo de Penas' (Gulf of Sorrows), a true nightmare passage for almost any sailor.Now, and after US$ 30 million was invested in this site since 2012, smolts can be transferred direcdy to well-boats right in front of the facility.