date:Nov 21, 2012
represented 5.8 per cent of all Chilean exports. Figures from the Central Bank of Chile show that in 2011, fisheries and aquaculture exports totalled $3,359.7 million, showing the sector's important role in the export expansion plan.
Much of the recent growth in Chilean exports is due to improvements and investment in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Pablo Montt, Director of ProChile's trade office in France, said that as increasing the volume of catch is not a sustainable option to in