Novofish SA: Second facility boosts output for Chilean smolt producer

摘要

Dn the wake of the ISA assault the Chilean salmon farming industry-has seen a makeover during the last few years and one hatchery located near Puerto Montt in the 10th region of Chile is part of that renewal. Novofish SA is a partner with the AquaChile and Verlasso salmon venture where Novofish produces smolt for shipment to the Verlasso operation. Scott Nichols, a founding director at Verlasso, said the Novofish facility is one of the steps in making Verlasso, a sustainability certified, eco-friendly salmon producer. "It's a closed containment facility, where we use second generation broodstock before we produce eggs and sperm. We do that to keep disease out of the picture," he told Hatchery International at last month's Boston International Seafood Show. "Verlasso is a registered brand from AquaChille and has a long term production agreement* with the hatchery to produce smolt* Novofish executive director Andres Bozzo Bartolucci explained The broodstock is kept in self-contained tanks so the fish are never in direct contact with local water sources, according to Nichols. None of Novofish smolt comes from lakes or open-flow systems.