CNN Patagonia Life on the Edge of the World June 4, 2024 01:46:00
Hundreds of thousands of fully grown salmon, and there are often escapees. salmon farming arrived in chile in the 1980s. the sheltered fjordlands are the perfect temperature for raising the valuable fish. today there are more than 1,500 farms like this one, providing over 70,000 jobs and $5 billion worth of exports. it's a huge boost to chile's economy. but this rapid growth comes at a price. the farms are taking over traditional fishing territories.