The event took place at INIDEP facilities, with the participation of authorities and scientific teams from both countries.
On Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8, the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP) hosted an important international cooperation meeting in marine science. In the presence of INIDEP Director Gonzalo Eduardo Bacigalupo and Chile’s Executive Director of the Chilean Institute for Fisheries Development (IFOP), Dr. Gonzalo Pereira Puchy, the signing of two new technical collaboration agreements was formalized between the two institutions, which have been working together since 2014.
The agreements aim to consolidate joint actions in fisheries research, sustainable management of marine resources, and scientific training. Specifically, one of the agreements focuses on the study of the Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) through stable isotope analysis, with the goal of characterizing the stocks present in the waters of the Southern Cone. This initiative seeks to lay the foundation for future regional research in the biology and conservation of commercially important species.
The second agreement focuses on the exchange of scientific observers and researchers between the two institutes, with the goal of internationalizing expertise, sharing technical experiences, and consolidating common standards for collecting fishery data aboard research vessels.
During the two-day workshop in Mar del Plata, researchers from both countries shared their lines of research and the status of the main fisheries operating in the region. INIDEP researchers presented progress on fisheries for southern demersal fish, pollock, chondrichthyans, pelagic resources, and spider crab.
For their part, IFOP scientists presented on the assessment of chondrichthyans, southern demersal fisheries, and the status of the spider crab and king crab fishery.
These agreements reaffirm the commitment of both institutions to joint work and regional scientific cooperation in the Southwest Atlantic and Southeast Pacific, key to the sustainable management of shared fishery resources.
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