More than 90% of global mussel production comes from aquaculture. Like many other species within aquaculture, its production has been steadily growing for the last 30 years. Chilean production has increased from about 2000 tons in the early 1990s to 400,000 tons in 2020, making Chile the second‐biggest producer globally, next to China. In this article, we study how the “mussel miracle” was forged, that is, how the Chilean muss...

Here, we describe an assessment of climate‐change vulnerability for the salmon farming sector in southern Chile using a model that combines semi‐quantitative measures of Exposure (risks), Sensitivity (economic and social dependence) and Adaptation Capacity (measures that prevent and mitigate impacts). The evaluation was carried out in eight pilot communes representative of salmon production (marine grow‐out). Exposure was esti...

We identify and discuss the main problems and challenges in sustainable development faced by the salmon farming industry in Chile from a socio‐economic perspective. This perspective is broad, in that it includes how the industry interacts with society and the environment, but also limited, in that it only assesses the impact on different social groups and economic agents. First, we present a brief description of the structure...