On Thursday June 6th, professionals from the company AEX Group they held a workshop for the operations area of Austral Salmon, about the imminent entry into force of Resolution 1821 and its amendment 3362.
The objective of the activity, held in Puerto Montt, was to update the company's collaborators in salmon farming on the provisions of the new resolution. "We reviewed the most important aspects of resolution 1821 and its amendment 3362, going over the requirements of environmental studies, engineering regarding the flotation and containment systems that make up the cage rafts, static and dynamic calculation memorandums of funding, certifications, semi-annual verifications and traceability requirements of the components of the cage rafts," commented Pablo Abarca, project manager of AEX Group.
In representation of the Oceanography Department of the company participated Valerie Villegas, who explained the aspects of Title I of this resolution, which deals with the lifting, measurement and analysis of environmental parameters. "I showed the analyses we carried out in the department and the equipment we used. The attendees were receptive and participative, generating questions and critical reflections on the aspects of the resolution. Possible improvements that could be implemented were also discussed," he added. Villegas.
From the department of Engineering of AEX Group intervened Darío Sánchez, head of the area, who explained the most relevant points that the regulation indicates about the cultivation module and its mooring. "I explained the most important aspects that the regulation mentions about the design of the mooring lines, with the safety factors and the new criteria incorporated in the regulation," said the professional.
The activity also included the participation of Cristian Cifuentes, naval engineer specialising in ocean engineering, delving into the implications of the AquaSIM software in the analysis of floating structures; from Alonso Echevarría, CEO of AEX Group, who explained the traceability of the entire process of generation of calculation memories for the mooring systems of floating cages; as well as David Zaviezo, legal expert in aquaculture regulations, a professional who presented the most relevant legal aspects regarding the entry into force of the regulation.
According to Alonso Echevarría, CEO of AEX Group, this type of activity represents a new area of development for the different departments of the company, as it allows explaining in situ to the producing companies the technical implications of each regulatory aspect governing the aquaculture industry in Chile.
