Aquaculture

With less than four decades of development in the Chilean salmon industry and more than 50 years of mussel farming, the country has established itself as home to one of the world’s most significant aquaculture industries.

In 2025, Chilean salmon exports reached 825,000 tonnes, while mussel exports totalled 108,000 tonnes. These figures reflect a dynamic Chilean aquaculture industry, characterised by innovation, stringent health requirements and constant adaptation to international markets.

Alongside these activities, aquaculture in Chile also includes the production and export of abalone, oysters, scallops and seaweed, as well as new initiatives involving species such as conger eel, croaker, pomfret, Chilean abalone and Patagonian toothfish, contributing to the sector’s future growth and diversification.

Chile’s salmon cluster: a unique ecosystem

The Chilean salmon industry is structured around a highly integrated cluster comprising more than 4,000 companies. This ecosystem brings together producers, feed manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, logistics operators, laboratories, R&D centres, genetics suppliers, technology companies, consultants and market analysts.

In 2003, the Inter-American Development Bank recognised this system as “the world’s largest natural cluster”, highlighting its level of specialisation, interconnectedness and capacity for collaboration.

This environment has fostered the development of knowledge, technologies and solutions that not only respond to local production conditions but are also reaching other aquaculture industries internationally.

Technical visits to aquaculture in Chile

At Greetech, we design technical visits to the aquaculture industry in Chile for delegations, companies, academics and professionals interested in gaining first-hand insight into how an industry of global relevance operates.

Our aquaculture industrial tourism programmes provide access to fish farms, freshwater facilities, processing plants, feed production facilities, laboratories, R&D centres and specialised suppliers, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and experience with industry professionals.

Discover the salmon industry from the inside

If you are interested in exploring the Chilean salmon industry and understanding how it operates from a technical and production perspective, you have come to the right place.

Contact us and let us design a visit programme tailored to your objectives.