In the fjords off Puerto Natales, Chile, Reinaldo Caro, a 78-year-old captain and one of the last Kawesqar fishermen, reflects on his childhood and the destructive effects of salmon farms on his ancestral land. Caro, a member of a seminomadic Indigenous group, laments the decline of their population to fewer than 1,000 members, attributing it to the salmon farming industry that has polluted their traditional fishing grounds. Despite the perceived beauty of the fjords, Caro highlights the environmental damage caused by the industry's waste.
Today, there are fewer than 1,000 Kawesqar left, as the salmon farming industry significantly impacts their ancestral environment and traditional fishing practices.
Caro explains that while the fjords appear beautiful from above, they are tainted by contamination from salmon farms, harming the local seabed and ecosystem.
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