Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile
The boom-and-bust trajectory of the <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> industry in Chile shows the progression from resource extraction (fishing) to production (aquaculture). This paper analyses the effects of environmental, economic, and scientific–technological factors. The influence of each...
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| author | José Bakit Gonzalo Álvarez Patricio A. Díaz Eduardo Uribe Rodrigo Sfeir Sebastian Villasante Tomas Gabriel Bas Germán Lira Hernán Pérez Andrés Hurtado Raúl González-Ávalos Jose Castillo-Venenciano |
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| description | The boom-and-bust trajectory of the <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> industry in Chile shows the progression from resource extraction (fishing) to production (aquaculture). This paper analyses the effects of environmental, economic, and scientific–technological factors. The influence of each factor on scallop production in Chile was reviewed for the period between the 1980s and 2020. The evaluation of the effects allows the visualisation of the industry’s productive evolution and reveals the current challenges. The occurrence of abrupt environmental disturbances, commercialisation under imperfect market configurations, and public and private efforts in scientific and technological advances have acted favourably on scallop production. However, an industry mainly focused on prices and high production volumes did not devote much effort to develop low-cost climate-resilient technologies. Today, economic challenges must be addressed by helping to reduce production costs and add economic value to products and by-products. Our results show that the industry must focus on low-cost technologies, the use of renewable energy, and the circularity of its processes. The environment ensures the capture of natural seeds and their adaptation to climate change. These challenges must not lose sight of the emerging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a64cdf36f68431b99095cef86bef6872023-11-24T14:48:47ZengMDPI AGFishes2410-38882022-12-017638010.3390/fishes7060380Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in ChileJosé Bakit0Gonzalo Álvarez1Patricio A. Díaz2Eduardo Uribe3Rodrigo Sfeir4Sebastian Villasante5Tomas Gabriel Bas6Germán Lira7Hernán Pérez8Andrés Hurtado9Raúl González-Ávalos10Jose Castillo-Venenciano11Departamento de Acuicultura, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileDepartamento de Acuicultura, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileCentro i~mar and CeBiB, Universidad de Los Lagos, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt 5480000, ChileDepartamento de Acuicultura, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileEscuela de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileEqualSea Lab-Cross-Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS), Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, SpainEscuela de Ciencias Empresariales, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileLaboratorio Central de Cultivos Marinos, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileCentro de Innovación Acuícola AquaPacífico, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileInstituto de Políticas Públicas, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileMaritime Engineering Laboratory, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, 08034 Barcelona, SpainEscuela de Ingeniería, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo 1780000, ChileThe boom-and-bust trajectory of the <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> industry in Chile shows the progression from resource extraction (fishing) to production (aquaculture). This paper analyses the effects of environmental, economic, and scientific–technological factors. The influence of each factor on scallop production in Chile was reviewed for the period between the 1980s and 2020. The evaluation of the effects allows the visualisation of the industry’s productive evolution and reveals the current challenges. The occurrence of abrupt environmental disturbances, commercialisation under imperfect market configurations, and public and private efforts in scientific and technological advances have acted favourably on scallop production. However, an industry mainly focused on prices and high production volumes did not devote much effort to develop low-cost climate-resilient technologies. Today, economic challenges must be addressed by helping to reduce production costs and add economic value to products and by-products. Our results show that the industry must focus on low-cost technologies, the use of renewable energy, and the circularity of its processes. The environment ensures the capture of natural seeds and their adaptation to climate change. These challenges must not lose sight of the emerging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/380<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>scallopboom and bustaquacultureproductionChile |
| spellingShingle | José Bakit Gonzalo Álvarez Patricio A. Díaz Eduardo Uribe Rodrigo Sfeir Sebastian Villasante Tomas Gabriel Bas Germán Lira Hernán Pérez Andrés Hurtado Raúl González-Ávalos Jose Castillo-Venenciano Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile Fishes <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> scallop boom and bust aquaculture production Chile |
| title | Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile |
| title_full | Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile |
| title_fullStr | Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile |
| title_short | Disentangling Environmental, Economic, and Technological Factors Driving Scallop (<i>Argopecten purpuratus</i>) Aquaculture in Chile |
| title_sort | disentangling environmental economic and technological factors driving scallop i argopecten purpuratus i aquaculture in chile |
| topic | <i>Argopecten purpuratus</i> scallop boom and bust aquaculture production Chile |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/7/6/380 |
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