Over 200 participants met to discuss the challenges of ciliate in national salmon farming.

This week, in the Hotel Cumbres from the city of Puerto Varas, Los Lagos region, held the Second Congress Impacts and Prevention and Control Strategies of Caligidosis in Chilean Salmon Farming, which was organized by the Salmon Technology Institute (Intesal) from the Chilean Salmon Industry Association A.G. (SalmonChile)in conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Centre for Aquaculture Research (INCAR) and the Institute for Aquaculture and the Environment (IACUI) from the Austral University of Chile (University of Chile).

The organizers highlighted the participation of more than 200 people throughout their two days, who exchanged knowledge and deepened solutions to cope with salmon lice, commonly referred to as calygus (Caligus rogercresseyi).

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During the event, conversation panels, workshops and workshops were held 46 presentations that addressed the issue with innovative ideas.

Among the keynote talks were those on the Dr. Andrés Couve, Professor of the Faculty of Medicine from the University of Chile (University of Chile), and Dr. Alejandro Cabezas, researcher at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment of France (INRAE).

"This convergence of various actors is fundamental to resolve Challenges that can't be addressed alone. For this reason, congresses like this are essential to bring together all, build confidence and evaluate the gaps that we must close to propose solutions The former Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile, Dr. Andrés Couve.

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From the organization, the general manager of Intestesal, Esteban Ramírez, expressed satisfaction with the results of the congress, highlighting the large call and the role of articulator between science, salmon farming and authorities.

"We must continue to make progress in this path along with the companies that participated in this initiative," said Esteban Ramírez.

For his part, the head of the Department of Animal Health of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service of Chile (Sernapesca), Osvaldo Sandoval, stressed the importance of these types of instances, which, he said, "offer a valuable space to share, discuss and know experiences from academic, productive and public institutions on the chaligus."

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Sandra Marín, academic of the headquarters Puerto Montt of the UACh, in the Lake Region, highlighted having achieved a meeting that brought together different groups with roles in the problem of caligidosis. "This becomes an opportunity to update information and strengthening partnerships among these actors," the IACUI expert summarized.

Finally, the Dr. Christian Gallardowho is an academic of the University of Concepción (University of Chile), said that this congress was Unpublished world-wide, as few conferences reach this linkage.

"Here you can observe representatives of production, industry, companies, suppliers, innovation and academia, succeeding in to all at the same table to discuss the main problems in this area for two days," concluded Dr. Gallardo.

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