Chilean state files suit against Nova Austral for environmental damage

Chile’s Council for the Defense of the State (CDE) has filed a suit against Punta Arenas-based salmon farmer Nova Austral, seeking compensation for environmental damage allegedly caused in the Alberto de Agostini National Park, located in the fjords of the Magallanes Region in the far south of the country.

According to the CDE, the irreversible damage stems from overproduction at Nova Austral’s aquaculture centers Cockburn 14, Cockburn 23 and Aracena 10, as well as the unauthorized discharge of…

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