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3.0

Interest and depreciation
Other operation costs
Salaries
Feed
Smolt

0.18

2.5

0.44

0.18

0.08

2.0

0.35

0.14

0.17

1.5

0.32

0.07

1.56

1.0

1.25

1.09

0.5

0.46

0.27

0.20

0.0

Chile Norway Scotland

Fig. 6. Cost structure in salmon production in Chile, Norway and Scotland (until 2010)

Vibrio sp. Francisella sp. Amo ebic Gill Disease
Infectious
Salmo n
An emia

700

Mortality

Vibrio sis
Vibrio ordalli
Strepto cocosis

600

Infectious
Salmon
An emia

500

Gram +
cocci
Syn d rome

Icteric
syndrome
of coho
salmon

400

Infectious
Pancreatic
Necrosis

Atyp ical
furun culosis

300

En teric
Redmouth
Disease

Salmo n id
Rickettsial
Septicemia
Rainbow
trout fry
syndrome

Rickettsia like
organism U2

200

Nucleospora
salmonis

Bacterial
Kid n ey
Disease

100

Caligus

0

Year

Fig. 7. Time line of production, disease emergence and mortality in salmon farming in Chile
(period 1985-2010). Source: Sernapesca, 2011b; TechnoPress, 2010.