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Over the past 30 years Chile has implemented neoliberal policies on the promise that open and free access to global听markets through commodity exports will lead the country to its development. These policies have had tremendous听听territorial and economic effects, materially altering the country鈥檚 environment. 听 Along with its historical role as the top听producer of copper in the world, Chile lead the way to becoming the first global fruit exporter from the southern听hemisphere through exports of crops such as grapes and blueberries. Chile also is听also听among the top ten wood听producers, and is a leader in salmon farming.听

This presentation explores these processes through analysis of the salmon farming industry in the Los Lagos region of听southern Chile. 听In particular, it looks at how the salmon farming has produced a series of ecological contradictions that,听in turn, have been addressed through a range of spatial and ecological fixes.听By looking at the institutional, productive听and technological solutions implemented to address the constant ecological crises, I reflect on the ideas of commodity听frontiers or commodity regions as theoretical lenses to better understand extractive economies in Latin America.